Lisa E. Mercer is Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Terresa Moses is the Creative Director of Blackbird Revolt, Director of Design Justice, and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota. She created Project Naptural, co-created Racism Untaught, and is both a core team member of African American Graphic Designers and a collaborator with the Black Liberation Lab.