Jimmie Briggs is a documentary storyteller, writer, journalist, and advocate for racial and gender equity.  A member of the New York City Mayor’s Gender Equality Commission, he is also an adjunct professor in social change journalism at New York’s International Center of Photography, and a co-founder and executive director emeritus of Man Up Campaign, a globally focused organization to activate youth to stop violence against women and girls.  His book, Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War, focused on the lives of war-affected children worldwide. Mr. Briggs has received honors from the Open Society Institute, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Carter Center for Mental Health Journalism, and a Medal of Distinction from Barnard College.