Shola Olatoye
Chair & Chief Executive of NYCHA
Zack Carter
Corporation counsel of New York City and the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Nick Gilyard studies Public relations at WKU. Several weeks ago, a group of men accosted him with racial slurs and hurled a cup of ice as they sped by in their car. "I watched movies about racism and I've read about it," said Gilyard. "You think you have a handle on it, but it makes me feel different having something like that happen to me."
Andrew Schustek
Fia Brusendorff
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ifeoma Ike
Deputy Director of the Young Men’s Initiative
Jordan Stockdale
Policy Analyst
Office of the First Deputy Mayor
Mindy Tarlow
Director, Mayor's Office of Operations
Gabrielle Adell of Salt Lake Utah is an aspiring actress who plans to move to Los Angeles in the summer to start her career. "It is what I am passionate about and I know I can make it. My adopted parents support me and help guide me towards my dream," said Adell. Gabrielle moved out of her home four years ago and was brought in by her best friends parents, who happen to be black. "I have never paid attention to race. People are people. Their skin color doesn't matter," said Adell.
Achmat Akkad
Communications and Special Projects Coordinator,
NYC Department of Veterans Services
Issac Lechner
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Lydia Suh
Americus, Georgia.
"I'm trying to figure out what to do as a career. I love music but I don't want to turn something I enjoy into work, plus the level of competion is high," said Suh. Lydia was raised in a strict household by a Tiger mom who pushes her to be successful. "My parents are really strict. They are always pressuring me to find out my career path" said Suh.
Chelsie Fitzpatrick.
Lindsay Thomas
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Fidel Del Valle
Commissioner and Chief Judge of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings