Artist whose experience with Depression and her relation to the sister she never met provided the seed to grow this project. A Tribute to April Savino, the Sister I Never Met will be a Multidisciplinary Exhibition on Depression

Discovered the genetic link to depression and now runs UCLA’sGrand Challenge, aimed at solving Depression.

The youngest person on Death Row in America, arrested and framed for murder at age 16, with an execution date of May 1, 1976. His role in the Summit will be to talk about how he avoided depression and lived a productive life in prison, before finally being released after41 ½ years in Angola Prison

Japanese-American painter, photographer, and film/video artist whose work has been collected and exhibited nationally and internationally. Art Professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

Internationally recognized conceptual Textile Artist who addresses issues of colorism and kinship.

Filmmaker of “SHADOW LIFE: Shining Through Colorism and
Depression”. We will show the animated film at the exhibition.

Poet, widely recognized for being one of the original poets in the world famous Watts Writers Workshop during the 1960’s, where he and two other poets formed the legendary rap group, the Watts Prophets. Last living of the Watts Prophets.

Ex-Detroit Lions QB, suicide survivor who works with youth and Athletes on Depression. Fox and NFL Films just released the documentary “Ultimate Comeback in the runup t the Super Bowl. It covers his career, the suicide attempt and path through recovery

Ex-NFL Special Teams Player of the Year, 1989 . It is only recently, after learning of Erik Turner’s story that Sam has been able to speak about debilitating suicidal ideation.

Internationally famous muralist

British-born Internationally known artist and sculptor,

Artist and filmmaker; known from the Oscar winning documentary “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405”.

Artist and former Art instructor at Otis.

Actress in film “SHADOW LIFE”.

Founder of GET LIT-Words Ignite. A Los Angeles-based nonprofit that uses Spoken Word poetry  to expand literacy among teens. The program has mentored many teens through Depression and will bring in several young Get Lit teen poets.

Singer-songwriter from Bolton, UK, makes her living busking with her
music...a genuine street singer!

Olympic Silver medalist, 400 Hurdles,  2024 . Anna has been very vocal about depression throughout her track career at USC and Olympics and discussed this several times on television.

Olympic Bronze Medalist 400 Hurdles 2008. From USC, Tasha has been going public about Depression starting a few years back.

Son of  James Forman, a key Civil Rights activist. Chaka is a teacher and a
speaker on homelessness and Civil Rights.

Professor at North Carolina AT&T, thesis mentor for Antoinette Candia-Bailey who interviewed Black academics regarding the racial hardships they faced in moving upwards in their careers. After being denied paid leave to deal with her own Depression, Candia-Bailey was fired and ordered to vacate her campus apartment. Candia-Bailey then committed suicide. The College president who fired her, white, then took paid leave himself.

Their series of  “Black in Mayberry” interviews give the direct experiences of racism experienced by people of color in El Segundo.

Blues Singer

Formerly unhoused, now model and singer

Former Los Angeles councilman, long time sufferer of Depression