Our Collaborators
Tarana Burke is the Founder of the “me too” movement and co-host of a Town Hall with A Long Walk Home’s Girl/Friends leaders at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Eve Ewing is a renowned poet and University of Chicago sociologist who offered comic book workshops to A Long Walk Home’s Girl/Friends.
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is a prolific public artist who collaborated with A Long Walk Home’s Girl/Friends as a part of her Stop Making Women Smile project.
Dream Hampton is the noted filmmaker of Emmy-nominated Surviving R. Kelly series and strategic consultant for A Long Walk Home’s leadership team.
John Legend is an EGOT winning singer, songwriter, philanthropist and one of the earliest supporters of A Long Walk Home with his Show Me foundation.
Jada Pinkett Smith is a celebrated actress who supports A Long Walk Home by wearing our “Got Consent” shirt on red carpets and in media appearances.
Gloria Steinem is a feminist icon, active fundraiser, and strategic advisor for A Long Walk Home.
Jamila Woods is a beloved Chicago musician who collaborated with A Long Walk Home for our Black Girl Takeover project and the Rekia Boyd Memorial Project. She has also led writing workshops with the young leaders.