Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams is a Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies at New Jersey City University, an interdisciplinary artist, playwright, and poet whose work addresses themes of social justice, blackness, and the experiences of marginalized communities. She has exhibited her art in numerous prestigious venues, participated in artist residencies, authored a collection of poems, and is an active public speaker and minister, aiming to transform and empower communities through her creative and scholarly endeavors.