Deanna Anthony, an original southern belle and former beauty queen, is an audiobook narrator, actress, singer, dancer, and voice-over artist who lives in Los Angeles, California. Touring by land and sea, both nationally and internationally, she has performed at more than over fifty regional theaters and concert halls.
Julia Chinyere Oparah ("Chinyere") is a social justice educator, activist scholar, and transformational leader. She's provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco and professor emerita of ethnic studies at Mills College. Chinyere is cofounder of Black Women Birthing Justice.
Alicia D. Bonaparte is professor of sociology at Pitzer College and is a medical sociologist whose research examines the gendered social hierarchy within US medicine and the intersection of race and gender in healthcare practices and disparities.