Dr. Roscoe Brown
An original member of the Tuskegee Airmen, Dr. Brown currently serves as Director of the Center of Urban Education Policy and University professor at City University of New York. He provided first hand insight to some of the articles within The Black Book. He was witty and charged the audience to correct fallacies by repeating the truth. Click here for a full bio.
Illyasah Shabazz
My favorite daughter of the prolific Malcolm X has committed her life to upholding the legacy set forth by her parents. Her book, Growing Up X, let readers into her upbringing and defining herself outside of her lineage. She credits her father with giving ownership of our heritage back to the Black community. Check out her website to keep posted on all that she is doing.
Toure
Author, journalist, cultural critic, television host, and all around cool dude was the comic relief of the panel. I can go on and on about Toure, (including the deets her gave Fe and I on his interview with Rihanna)but just scurry to his site or follow him on Twitter and you will find it impossible NOT to love him. I'm still trying to piece together his brief dissertation on Post-Blackness.
Rebecca Saudo
Daughter of Ernest Smith, the editor of the original Black Book also served as a panelist.She told a very interesting story about a neighbor she had that was a bigot, but interestingly enough had a Black foster child. Things that make you go hmmm...
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