Jacqueline J. Lewis is Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, a 1,100-member multiracial, welcoming, and inclusive congregation in New York City. She is an activist, preacher, author, and fierce advocate for racial equality, economic justice, and LGBTQIA+ equality. Middle Church and Jacqui’s activism for these issues has been featured in media such as The TODAY Show, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Essence, and The Huffington Post.

The Rev. Dr. Shannon Daley-Harris is the Associate Dean of Auburn Theological Seminary. Previously, she was the director of Just Love Families and worked with Middle Church to develop its Just Love Families initiative to equip parents and other caregivers across the country with resources, approaches, and coaching to use the power of story to nurture a justice- and love-centered faith in their children. Shannon served for over three decades with the Children's Defense Fund including creating and directing CDF's Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry and National Observance of Children's Sabbaths. Shannon is also the author of Hope for the Future: Answering God's Call to Justice for Our Children and numerous other publications. An ordained minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), she holds an M.Div. from Wesley Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Drew Theological School. Shannon lives in Princeton, New Jersey with her husband Sam, and is the mother of two young adults, Micah and Sophie.

Cheryl "Ras" Thuesday is an illustrator originally from South London, England. At an early age, her family moved to the United States and settled in a small town in New Jersey. Later, she attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she learned to marry fine arts with commercial artistry. Her Caribbean and Asian heritage influences her color choices throughout her illustrations. She has created artwork for various companies and publications including the New York Times, NPR, Adobe, and others. She has illustrated several picture books including Kind Like Marsha, Willis Watson Is A Wannabe, and Edie for Equality. Cheryl lives in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.