Social Issues
Violence
Filmmaker of Bully
The writer and producer of Bully, a documentary film charting "a year in the life" of America's bullying crisis, Cynthia Lowen explores the roots and ramifications of bullying on... |
Inspirational Educator & Survivor
A decade ago, Brenda Combs was a homeless crack addict and criminal. Today, she's turned her life around and motivates others with her story of perseverance and rediscovery. |
Parenting & Bullying Expert
Speaker Rosalind Wiseman authored Queen Bees and Wannabes, the best-selling book that inspired the film Mean Girls. |
Journalist & Author
After her sister was murdered at the hands of her boyfriend, Janine Latus set out to write If I Am Missing or Dead, a journey of discovery as she traces the roots of her sister's victimization. |
New York Times Best-Selling Author
A New York Times bestselling author, Burroughs is known for his thoughtful, honest, and often hilarious memoirs. In his popular Dry, which has become a contemporary staple of recovery literature, he... |
Domestic Violence Survivor, Activist & Author
Mildred D. Muhammad is a domestic violence survivor with a story to tell the world. Many know her first and foremost by her former husband, John Allen Muhammad – the convicted and now executed DC sniper who... |
Psychiatrist & Expert on Violence
Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, author of Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic, known for his insight into the psychology of crime and punishment and the prevention of violent behavior, Dr.... |
Public Intellectual & Best-Selling Author
Named by Essence magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, Dyson is one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals, revitalizing the role with the fervor of an ordained Baptist... |
Domestic Abuse Prevention Advocate & Best-Selling Author
Melissa G. Moore is the daughter of Keith Hunter Jesperson, a man infamously known as the "Happy Face Serial Killer," and the author of Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter. As a... |
Substance Abuse Prevention Advocate
The mother of basketball star Len Bias, who died of an overdose, and James Bias, who was murdered in a drive-by shooting, Lonise Bias has turned her losses into a calling to help... |
Best-Selling Author
Author of the incendiary New York Times bestselling memoir All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, and the companion bestseller Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion, MacDonald shares... |
Domestic Violence Activist, Actor & Best-Selling Author
Born in Cuba, Rivers came to the US at the age of two, endured horrific child abuse and witnessed domestic violence at the hands of his father, which he chronicles in his New York Times bestseller, A... |
Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author
A veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Poussaint is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who is renowned as an expert and educated crusader for the African American family within our multicultural... |
NYT Best-Selling Author of 'House of Sand & Fog'
Andre Dubus III is the author of The Garden of Last Days, House of Sand and Fog (an Oprah Book Club pick and a finalist for the National Book Award), and the critically acclaimed Townie. |
Political Activist / Writer
As a talented political activist, poet, journalist, essayist, hip-hop historian, public speaker, and entrepreneur, Powell is widely considered one of America's most important voices in these early years of the 21st... |
Author & Therapist
Co-author of Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence, Karr-Morse presents compelling evidence that violent behavior in children is linked to abuse and neglect that occurs in the first three... |
Inner-City Youth & Education Advocate
Profiled on 60 Minutes & featured in the documentary Waiting for Superman, Geoffrey Canada is President & CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, an agency that works to better the future of inner-city... |
Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of Judge Hatchett
Nationally recognized as an expert on juvenile & social issues, Judge Glenda Hatchett garnered national appeal for her award-winning show, Judge Hatchett. She is the author of Dare to Take Charge.... |
Emmy-Winning Dateline NBC Correspondent
Currently a veteran correspondent for NBC News' ,Dateline NBC, he has won Emmy Awards for his dramatic coverage and breakthrough investigative reporting on issues ranging from terrorism, homeland security,... |
Youth Violence Expert / Physician
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith is a nationally recognized public health leader. As a physician working in inner-city Boston, she broke new ground with her efforts to have youth violence defined as a public health problem... |
