Leone Ross is a British-Jamaican novelist, short story writer, editor, journalist, and academic whose fiction explores race, sexuality, gender, identity, and Caribbean life through speculative and surreal literary forms.

A Black British historian, writer, and journalist whose work explores Black British history, race, gender, and queer identity. She is the author of When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors and co-founder of Black Girl Fest.

Jasmyne Cannick is a journalist, political strategist, cultural commentator, producer, and community advocate whose work connects journalism, politics, culture, and civic accountability with the lived experiences of Black and LGBTQ+ communities.

Writer, journalist, editor, photographer, and LGBTQ+ activist best known for documenting African queer communities through journalism, digital media, photography, and groundbreaking editorial work.

Briana Lawrence is a Black queer writer, author, editor, and pop-culture journalist whose work spans fiction, nonfiction, manga and anime criticism, and fandom culture. She is the author of The Essential Manga Guide and the Fantasy Pin World series and creator of magnifiqueNOIR, a series centered on Black queer magical girls.

Linda Villarosa is a journalist, author, educator, and editor whose work spans health journalism, racial inequality, social justice, and Black Studies. Her reporting and books have examined health disparities, racism, HIV/AIDS, and the experiences of Black communities, while her journalism has also addressed LGBTQ+ issues.

Rev. Irene Monroe is an American African American lesbian feminist public theologian, ordained minister, writer, and activist whose work connects faith, race, LGBTQ+ justice, and social change.