The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) named and convened 20 individuals who will serve on a newly established Solidarity Council on Racial Equity (SCoRE). These inaugural members are luminaries and thought leaders from advocacy, the arts, entertainment, business, education and media. At the council’s first meeting today inĀ Washington, D.C.Ā they began setting a course for two years of unified action to place racial equity center stage in public awareness. Their collective efforts will culminate in a global symposium inĀ September 2020.
“Every one of these leaders stands at the forefront of equity in their individual professions,” said La June Montgomery Tabron, the Kellogg Foundation’s president and CEO who conceived the idea and formed the group. “As part of the Solidarity Council on Racial Equity we are coming together to reach beyond familiar circles and inspire more people to actively pursue racial equity.”
Solidarity Council on Racial Equity (SCoRE) members include: authorĀ Michelle Alexander, law professorĀ Megan Davis, filmmakerĀ Ava DuVernay, journalistĀ Maria Hinojosa, author-activistĀ Saru Jayarman,Ā FatherĀ Timothy P. Kesicki, singer-activistĀ John Legend, senior fellowĀ Heather McGhee, professorsĀ Manuel PastorĀ andĀ john a. powell, business executiveĀ Tim Ryan, activistsĀ Helios SantosĀ andĀ Linda Sarsour, poet-authorĀ Mayra Santos-Febres, attorneyĀ Bryan A. Stevenson, authorĀ Jerry Tello, journalistĀ Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj, professorĀ David R. Williams,Ā Parkland, FloridaĀ teacherĀ Diane Wolk-RogersĀ and educatorĀ Kent Wong.
