Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. serves as Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice. She is an activist and attorney with a long-standing commitment to racial and social justice.

Pearl Young is a choreographer and dancer originally from Waterbury, CT. She is a recent graduate of Tufts University—Magna Cum Laude— and was the recipient of the Alice E. Trexler Dance Studies award for the Class of 2022. Her choreography and goals as a dancer have consistently revolved around creating space for and demanding attention toward Black American styles.

Chance Walker is a sophomore at Tufts University studying Economics and Film/Media. Walker is a part of @envisionblacktheater and hopes to build creative spaces for self-expression, self-liberation, and self-realization. She hopes to see you at the BWEC improv workshop!

St. Clair Detrick-Jules is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, author, and activist. She captures personal stories and intimate moments centering Black liberation, immigrant justice, and women's rights. An Afro-Caribbean artist who remains rooted in her community, St. Clair grounds her work in radical love, joy and the knowledge that a more just world is possible.

Precious Chika Musa is a first-generation Nigerian american Black girl. She graduated from Smith College with her B.A. in English and Africana Studies with a Poetry Concentration and earned her MFA in Writing from Washington University in St. Louis. Precious’ writing engages the inner life of the body, fugitivity, and belonging.

Kay Shakespeare is the founder of BlackNerdDisabled, an experiential event company rooted in wellness, accessibility, and community. Shakespeare works with diverse goal-oriented creatives and professionals who want replenishment from grind culture and a supportive community space to practice holistic wellness.