Ebony Underwood is a social entrepreneur, content creator, advocate, public speaker, and visionary thought leader on a mission to ensure the well-being of children and young adults impacted by parental incarceration. She is experienced in building innovative strategies that uplift and support marginalized communities through lived expertise, storytelling, wellness, narrative change, workforce development, economic mobility and policy change.Recognized & honored for providing thought leadership, strategic partnerships and technical advisement across multiple sectors including film, media, legal, education, government, public health, sports, tech and entertainment, her work has helped to identify and eliminate systemic barriers for historically marginalized communities.PUBLIC SPEAKER & ADVISEMENT: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Yale Law School, Berkeley Law, Columbia Law School, Harvard School of Education, NYU Law School, American Washington College of Law, John Jay School of Criminal Justice, University of Miami, Sing Sing NY State Correctional facility, Google, SXSW, YouTube and the White House on several occasions.PUBLISHED: USA Today, NBC News, Teen Vogue, The Appeal, Huffington Post, Vibe and MicAWARDS & HONORS: - Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow - Aspen Institute IDEAS Festival Fellow- Galaxy Gives Fellow- Arizona State University Center for Child WellBeing | Champion of Change Award- Creator & Producer of Top 10 Rated Podcast on Mass Incarceration, WE GOT US NOW Podcast - DREAMCorps: Next Step to Justice Award- Open Society Foundations Justice Fellowship - Proclamation from the City of New York