Monique W. Morris, Ed.D. is the author of Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. She is an author, filmmaker, and scholar whose work focuses on juveniles through the lenses of education, civil rights, and social justice. Dr. Morris is also President/CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and the co-founder and Board Chair of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute.

Dr. Morris writes extensively on race, gender, culture, and alternative pedagogies meant to create an education system that is more inclusive, supportive, and equitable. Her other books include Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century, Too Beautiful for Words, Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story, and Sing A Rhythm, Dance A Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls.

In specific regards to her expertise in the intersection of race and education, Dr. Morris is an alumna of City Year, an AmeriCorps equitable education program, and the former Vice President for Economic Programs, Advocacy and Research at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Through her decades of experience working with Black girls and communities of color, Morris has an extensive history of applied work that complements her scholarship.