Terence Hicks is a tenured associate professor of research in the Department of Educational Leadership at Fayetteville State University. He was among a selected group of research scholars invited by the Center for African-American Research & Policy (CAARP) to participate in a special session related to the "Black in America: CNN Documentary."
Abul Pitre is the former Carter G. Woodson Professor of Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is an associate professor of educational leadership at Fayetteville State University, where he teaches doctoral courses in the program. Dr. Pitre is the author of several articles and books, most notably on the educational philosophy of Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X.
Kelly Jackson Charles is an assistant professor in the Department of Middle Grades, Secondary and Special Education at Fayetteville State University. She is the assessment coordinator for the School of Education and the director of the Office of School Services for FSU. She served as a building-level principal and special education teacher, as well as an education and assessment consultant in private, charter, public and higher education for over twenty years. Dr. Charles received the 2010 The Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award for her service in the School of Education.