This talk was recorded remotely on May 22, 2020

Antionette D. Carroll: Understanding Identity, Power, & Equity in Design Leadership

Antionette D. Carroll shares her tragic personal story and inspiration for founding the Creative Reaction Lab and her mission to educate and challenge communities to address equality and equity.

“We have to hold ourselves accountable to the impact that we’re having in our lives and other lives in our communities.”

Antionette D. Carroll is the founder, president, and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab, a nonprofit educating and deploying youth to challenge racial and health inequities impacting Black and Latinx populations. Antionette has been named an ADL and Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow, Roddenberry Fellow, Echoing Green Global Fellow, TED Fellow, ADCOLOR Innovator, SXSW Community Service Honoree, Camelback Ventures Fellow, 4.0 Schools Tiny Fellow, St. Louis Visionary Award Honoree for Community Impact, and Essence Magazine Woke 100. Over her almost 10 years of volunteer leadership, Antionette was named the Founding Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force of AIGA. She’s a former AIGA National Board Director and Chair Emerita of the Task Force. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Design + Diversity Conference and Fellowship.

Additional materials for this talk:

Access the Equity Pledge and other materials from Creative Reaction Lab: creativereactionlab.com/our-approach