Reverend Billy Michael Honor

Billy Michael Honor (he/him) is a public scholar and civic organizer whose progressive and compelling insights have made him a sought after lecturer and social commentator. Billy is currently the Religion and Racial Justice fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Inclusive America Project. In this role, Billy researches, writes and convenes conversations about the importance of religious pluralism in the fight for racial equity and justice. Prior to joining Aspen Billy was the Director of Faith Organizing for the New Georgia Project, which is a respected civic engagement and civil rights organization founded by noted politician Stacey Abrams. In this position Billy mobilized faith communities to break the chains of injustice through organized civic engagement. While at NGP Billy’s innovative campaigns and activism were celebrated and written about by many media outlets and recognized for being one of the promising contemporary movements of public faith witness. As a result, The Center for American Progress named Billy one of the 20 faith leaders in the nation to watch in 2020. Billy also facilitates “Truth on the Loose” which is an independent public scholarship brand that provides high quality thought leadership content on faith, culture and politics