Tricia M. Kress is a Professor and Director of the Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities doctoral program at Molloy University in New York.Robert Lake is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Foundations and Reading at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA.Nadia Khan-Roopnarine is an assistant professor of education at St. Joseph’s University in New York.Perpetual Anastasia Hayfron is a multidisciplinary humxn, altruistic hedonist and Black Feminist scholar with a ferocious zeal for critical inquiry, holistic humxn welfare and the spiritual liberation of Black people.Nicolle Session has served public middle school children of New York City for 25 years as a Dance Educator, English Language Arts Educator, Team Leader, Dean, Arts Liaison, and Assistant Principal.