Moderator

Lolis Eric Elie – Journalist and documentarian

Panelists

●       Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes – Musician; Big Chief of the Northside Skull and Bone Gang; former park ranger, biology teacher, and NFL player

●       Edward Jackson – Founding member and bandleader, To Be Continued Brass Band

●       Tamara Jackson – President, Social Aid & Pleasure Club Task Force and the VIP Ladies & Kids; Executive Director, Silence is Violence

●       Fred Johnson – Director, Neighborhood Development Foundation; founding member, Black Men of Labor; former spy boy, Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indians

●       Jordan Hirsch – Writer and researcher focused on New Orleans music and cultural history; editor of ACloserWalkNola.com; founding director of Sweet Home New Orleans

●       Delfeayo Marsalis – Grammy-winning producer, trombonist, NEA Jazz Master; founder, Uptown Jazz Orchestra and Uptown Music Theatre

●       Big Chief Howard Miller – Chief of Creole Wild West; President, Mardi Gras Indian Council; veteran carpenter