Loretta J. Ross is an activist, professor, and public intellectual. In her five decades in the human rights movement, she’s deprogramed white supremacists, taught convicted rapists the principles of feminism, and, as National Co-Director, organized the second-largest march on Washington (in April 25, 2004, March for Women’s Lives in Washington D.C., surpassed in size only by the 2017 Women’s March).

A cofounder of the National Center for Human Rights Education and the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, her many accolades and honors include a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship and a 2024 induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Today, Ross is an associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and is the founder of LoRossta Consulting, with which she runs “Calling In” training sessions online and for organizations around the country.

Dr. Dorothy Roberts is an acclaimed scholar, author, and MacArthur Fellow whose groundbreaking work examines the intersections of race, gender, and the law in shaping health, reproduction, and family life. A leading voice in reproductive justice, she is the author of influential books including Killing the Black Body, Shattered Bonds, and Torn Apart, which have reshaped national conversations about reproductive rights, child welfare, and systemic inequality.

Roberts is the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also directs the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society. Her work challenges deeply rooted assumptions about biology, policy, and power, and continues to inform public discourse, legal frameworks, and movements for justice across the country.