Al Lawson, Jr.
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Georgia Dawkins
CEO and Founder
Georgia Dawkins Media
Vincent Fuller II, II
Corporate Associate
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Ilysia Lewis
Graduate Student
Temple University
Robert Turner, II
Assistant Professor
The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
College athletics is a multibillion-dollar business, and oftentimes, a black-student athlete serves as the facefor an institution where he or she may not otherwise have access. The State of the Black Student-Athlete in America forum is a platform for former and current athletes to discuss the pressures and responsibilities that come with these positions, and what happens after the final buzzer.