2021 September 24 Speakers and Honorees

See more info

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

United States House of Representatives

Linda Darling-Hammond

President of the Learning Policy Institute

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Attorney General of Minnesota

Myron Orfield

Professor of Civil Rights Law & Director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, University of Minnesota Law School

John C. Brittain

Olie W. Rauh Professor of Law, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law

Rev. Willie Francois

Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ Coalition Against Racial Exclusion NJ-CARE, BOA

Mayor Sean Spiller

President, New Jersey Education Association, Mayor of Montclair

Michelle Burris

Senior Policy Associate, The Century Foundation

Paul Jargowsky

Director, Center for Urban Research and Urban Education at Rutgers University

Erika K. Wilson

Professor of Law, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy at the University of North Carolina's School of Law

Jonathan Kozol

Writer, educator, and activist

Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter

New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Chair

Marie Blistan

Immediate Past President New Jersey Education Association

Leslie Wilson

Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Montclaire State University

Charles E. Menifield, PhD

Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University–Newark

Rev. Kenneth Darryl Ray Clayton

Pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church of Paterson, NJ and President of the Paterson NAACP

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia

Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen

Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church

Dr. Jianping Wang

President, Mercer County Community College in New Jersey

Senator Joe Cryan

New Jersey State Senate

General Contribution to Building One America

Support Building One America

Sponsorship Levels

Building One America Underwirter - $ 25,000.00

Building One America Co-Sponsor - $ 10,000.00

Building One America Patron - $ 7,500.00

Building One America Ally - $ 5,000.00

Building One America Partner - $ 1,000.00

Building One America Supporter - $ 500.00

Building One America Advocate - $ 250.00

Friend of Building One America - $ 100.00

Other donation amount

Training Fund

$ 500.00
The Building One America Leadership Training Fund was established to allow emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds to attend the Building One America Leadership Training Institute. For an additional $500 you can sponsor a future leader’s powerful and transformational training experience.

Total Amount

I want to contribute this amount every for installments

You can specify the number of installments, or you can leave the number of installments blank if you want to make an open-ended commitment. In either case, you can choose to cancel at any time.

I am contributing on behalf of an organization.

On Behalf Of Organization

Organization Name *

Phone (Main) *

Email (Main) *

Street Address *

City *

Postal Code *

Country *

State / Province *

Name and Address

Individual Prefix *

First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address