Jamila Lyiscott is an author, a community-engaged scholar, and a nationally acclaimed speaker. She serves as an assistant professor of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is the founding co-director of the forthcoming Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research. Her scholarship and activism work together to explore, assert, and defend the value of Black life throughout and beyond the field of education. Jamila's current research focuses on the power of youth-led social research and activism to foster racial healing across schools and communities. She is most well-known for being featured on Ted.com where her video, "3 Ways to Speak English," was viewed over 4.6 million times. Learn more about Jamila at jamilalyiscott.com and @jamila_lyiscott on Twitter and Instagram.