Engaging the Verbs of Social Justice as We Trace Our Legacies and Our Relevance: 2017 National Communication Association Annual Convention Opening Session

Amber L. Johnson is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Saint Louis University. Correspondence to: Amber L. Johnson, Department of Communication, Saint Louis University, Xavier Hall 300, 3733 West Pine Mall, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. Email: amber.johnson@slu.edu.

Javon Johnson is Assistant Professor and Director of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Correspondence to: Javon Jonson, African American and African Diaspora Studies, CBC B412, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA. Email: javon.johnson@unlv.edu.