Dr. Patrice Johnson is the Vice President, Center for Policy Analysis & Research and the Leadership Institute. She is a strategic thought-partner and will be responsible for providing executive level […]
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CBCF leadership, staff, board, and council members.
Olajumoke Obayanju, Esq.
Olajumoke “Jummy” Obayanju is the Director of the National Racial Equity Initiative (NREI) for Social Justice at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF). Passionate about racial justice, leadership development […]
Read MoreDr. Regan F. Patterson
Dr. Regan F. Patterson is the Transportation Equity Research Fellow for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF). Prior to joining the CBCF, Dr. Patterson was a postdoctoral research fellow […]
Read MoreDesirée Orr
Desirée Pearl Orr is the Research Program Coordinator at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF). She will be primarily responsible for assisting with managing CPAR programming and conducting general […]
Read MoreDr. Niambi Carter
Dr. Niambi Carter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Howard University. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University (2007) working primarily in the area of American Politics […]
Read MoreDavid Johns
David Johns is the executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)—a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, including […]
Read MoreDr. Errol A. Henderson
Dr. Errol Anthony Henderson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, where he teaches international relations, US foreign policy, the analysis of war and peace, and African Politics. […]
Read MoreDr. Keith Jennings
Dr. Keith Jennings is a senior associate and the regional director for Southern and East Africa for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and currently serves as the Vice Chair of the […]
Read MoreDr. Niaz Kasravi
Dr. Niaz Kasravi is a national expert and advocate on criminal justice, social justice, and racial justice – with more than seventeen years of experience leading projects across the country. She […]
Read MoreDr. Julianne Malveaux
Dr. Julianne Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is a labor economist, noted author and colorful commentator. Described by Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic […]
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