Brandon Greene, 10/16/12

Law student, Boston University School of Law; Director of Strategic Media & Marketing, FuelEd

If teachers are our number one resource, why do we treat them so poorly?

Richard (RJ) Eskow, 10/15/12

Writer; host, 'The Breakdown'; Senior Fellow, Campaign for America's Future

If there's one area where our country prides itself on its moral progress, it's in our battle to eliminate racism and end the ruthless exploitation of racial minorities. Pride, meet Morgan Stanley.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 10/15/12

Author and political analyst

It is not the divisive, inflammatory and polarizing issue that it once was. The issue largely fell off the nation's radar scope nearly a decade ago when the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the University of Michigan's right to use race as a factor in increasing minority numbers at the school.

Brenna Weingus, 10/16/12

Dance competition show enthusiast

The pressure was further intensified with new and exciting dance styles thrown into the mix (think Bollywood and hip-hop). And Paula Abdul fit right in on the judges' panel (she really does work well next to aggressive British men).

Mark Anthony Neal, 10/15/12

Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University

Left of Black, host and Duke Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype by Professor Lakesia D. Johnson, author of Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman and longtime Washington, D.C. based journalist, Dr. Natalie Hopkinson.

Allessandra Bradley-Burns, 10/15/12

Innovator & Strategist

Affirmative Action is not only made to change the make up of who gets invited, it is most powerful in its ability to change the lens through which we look at one another.

Dennis D. Parker and Larry Schwartztol, 10/15/12

Morgan Stanley and others chose to barter the dreams and well-being of the most vulnerable people for quick profits. We are pleased to bring this case to address this fundamental unfairness and to demonstrate that no institution is above the law.

Leigh Owens, 10/15/12

Politics Editor, The Huffington Post

If you lived in a place where you were subject to unwarranted violence and harassment, a place where you were treated as less than human and had your life, as well as your freedom threatened on a regular basis, you might be living in some third world dictatorship. You might also be living in Harlem.

Anne-Marie Johnson, 10/15/12

Actor, Political Activist

And here we are once again. America, 2012. I'm certainly not comparing the violent crimes and severe governmental obstruction of the past centuries to what's going on. But it's vital for Americans to take a moment and truly realize what is being threatened and what is at stake.

Sarah Springer, 10/15/12

Journalist

Although Jennifer Hudson is being praised for her recent weight loss, the extra weight she carried in the beginning of her career was never really presented as an issue. Neither have Nicki Minaj's curves. In fact, those voluptuous bodies are considered the norm when it comes to these entertainers of color.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 10/15/12

Author and political analyst

These are the same issues that the two have talked to near life support for months on end. The pundits, a big chunk of the media, and millions of Americans can virtually recite by rote the punch lines of both candidates on these issues. They are that familiar and worked over.

Enrique Torre Molina, 10/15/12

Freelance blogger, journalist and activist

I have a hard time translating the concept of "people of color" with all its heavy, powerful meaning to our experience in Mexico. Race and racism are not topics present on the media, much less on off-screen daily conversations.

Jeremiah Goulka, 10/15/12

Writer

I was a Republican for most of my life, and during those years I had no doubt that such laws were indeed truly about fraud. Please join me on a tour of my old outlook on voter ID laws and what caused it to change.

Etan Thomas, 10/14/12

Author, poet, philanthropist, NBA veteran

If you are going to force your boyfriend/husband to watch Steel Magnolias, Eat Pray Love, the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, you should have absolutely no problems watching a football or basketball game with him.

David Protess, 10/12/12

President, Chicago Innocence Project

Earlier today, an Oklahoma judge handed a 23-year-old African-American basketball player at Oklahoma State University two one-year suspended sentences for sexually assaulting a pair of Caucasian women at an off-campus party in 2010.

Marian Wright Edelman, 10/12/12

President, Children's Defense Fund

Ruby Bridges is an inspiring reminder that our nation owes a huge debt of gratitude not just to the adults who took a stand during the Civil Rights Movement, but to the extraordinary children and youths who were front-line soldiers in the war to overthrow Jim Crow in American life.

Alvin Lopez-Woods, 10/12/12

Publicist, The Media Model; co-author, 'The Best Workout Is "Sex": A Gay Guide to Your Ideal Marriage'

Twitter exploded with retweets of and rants about a video of two men, both members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, getting married -- to each other. I was taken by surprise by all the negative tweets. You see, I, too, am a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.