Meet the 2025 Luminaries
The newest cohort of 1954 Project Luminaries is shaping the future of education in Black communities nationwide.
$1 million unrestricted grants to leaders transforming education.
Elizabeth Clay Roy
Generation Citizen
Ethan Ashley
School Board Partners
Lakisha Young
The Oakland REACH
Markus Flynn
Black Men Teach
Samantha Williams
Birmingham Promise
The 2025 Luminary cohort organizations and their leaders are collectively transforming education nationwide. Through their work, they provide strategic support to stakeholders across the education ecosystem, focusing on policies, programs, and curricula that lead to a brighter shared future.
Catalytic support to fuel a movement.
They’ve been building towards lasting change, and now they’re ready to elevate their impact with a strong network, unwavering support, and unconditional love behind them.
Meet All the Awardees
Each leader is transforming education across the United States. They're building new learning models, developing talent pipelines for the classroom and beyond, and creating pathways to economic power for Black students and communities.