Asha Jibril has over ten years of experience in policy, research and advocacy on critical issues related to social policy, forced migration and international development. She currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Privy Council Office, where she advises the Prime Minister, Cabinet and senior leadership on social development policy issues. Her portfolio …
Dr. Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NYU’s Center for the study of Africa and the African Diaspora (CSAAD) and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Affairs. In her most recent position as a Senior Researcher at The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), Dr. Ayandele supported the production …
Queen Iminah Ahmed is a Global Changemaker, Educational Leader,Recording Artist, & Cultural Ambassador. She is a proud native of Oakland, CA, with roots in Texas, Jamaica, Nigeria & Ghana. A graduate of Oakland Tech HS and Spelman College, she is the founder of social change platform, “Ghetto 2 Goddess” which elevates the life experiences and …
Patience Masua (23) is the youngest Member of Parliament, sitting in the National Assembly in the Republic of Namibia.She holds an LLB degree from the University of Namibia and is an LLM (International Trade Law) Candidate at the University of Cape Town. She has also completed her training in International Humanitarian Law at the Institute …
Malikat Rufai is a Foreign Service Officer with a decade of experience serving in both domestic and overseas positions. Most recently, she was a Policy Advisor in Partnerships and Global Engagement at the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House, where she was one of the lead co-ordinators of President Biden’s Dec 2022 U.S.-Africa …
Tamika Grace Jude, Esq. is an esteemed immigration attorney, proudly licensed to practice Immigration Law in the state of New Jersey and across all 50 states. Additionally, she holds a license to practice in the Nation’s Capital, the District of Columbia. As the visionary founder of Jude Law LLC, an immigration law firm located in …
Rashida Abdulai is a multiple award-winning lawyer and founder of the Africa-focused legal platform, Strand Sahara. She is proudly serving entrepreneurs of African descent, and works with businesses in the UK and across Africa to put in place the five key legal protections every business needs to succeed, from co-founder agreements to standard terms and …
Dr. Lívia Sant’Anna Vaz is a Public Prosecutor at the Public Ministry of Bahia. PhD in Legal and Political Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She is the author of the books “Justice is a black woman” (Black Jurists Collection) and “Racial Quotas” (Plural Feminisms Collection). Congratulations!! Please note: To …
Justin Hansford founded the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center in Fall 2017. Hansford is a leading scholar and activist in the areas of critical race theory, human rights, and law and social movements. Professor Hansford was previously a Democracy Project Fellow at Harvard University, a visiting professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and …
Gbenga Oyebode is the Chairman of Aluko & Oyebode (Barristers & Solicitors), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria, with offices in Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt. Gbenga was an Associate with White & Case, New York between 1982 and 1983. Gbenga was educated at the University of Ife (LL.B Honours), and the University …