- Sharon Harley, Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Maryland
- A. Lynn Bolles, Professor Emerita, Women's Studies, University of Maryland
- Mary Osirim, Professor of Sociology, Bryn Mawr College
- Sharon Harley, Principal Investigator
- Hafis Adegun, Research Assistant
- Norlisha Crawford, Copy Editor
- T’Sey-Haye M. Preaster, Digital Humanities & Social Media Coordinator
- Erica Puentes, Administrative Coordinator
- Sarah Scriven, Project Coordinator
Seminar Participants
- Sharon Harley, University of Maryland
- Beverly Booker Ammah, Hampton University
- Akosua Adomako Ampofo, University of Ghana
- Herman Bennett, City University of New York
- Nemata Blyden, George Washington University
- A. Lynn Bolles, University of Maryland
- Msia Kibona Clark, Howard University
- Carole Boyce Davies, Cornell University
- Cheryl Finley, Cornell University
- Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
- Marame Gueye, East Carolina University
- Alana Hackshaw, University of Maryland
- Mary Osirim, Bryn Mawr College
- Cheryl Rodriguez, University of South Florida
- David Simmons, University of South Carolina
- Martin Summers, Boston College
- Deborah Willis, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Graduate Student Participants
- Ashley Crooks-Allen, University of Georgia
- Karen Okigbo, Graduate Center, City University of New York
- La’Kayla Williams, University of Texas at Austin
