A native of Pensacola, Florida, Brianca Wright is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Psychology and Criminology. Brianca aspires to be a psychologist working with juveniles after seeing how a close friend’s mental stability was neglected once entangled in the criminal justice system. It is her mission to change the narrative of black children in America by improving assessment and intervention strategies for discipline of youth in schools and juvenile justice systems. She acknowledges the correlation between the weaknesses in our criminal justice system and the shortcomings within the education system and uses this to fuel her. The current disciplinary practices used in both institutions do not promote environments for growth and limits students’ potential and academic performance. Through the founding of Sons of Sophisticaiton, a mentoring program for young men of color, and her work within an educational nonprofit, she has learned that children’s outward behavior is a physical manifestation of distress below the surface. As an avid leader and firm advocate for the growth of our youth, Brianca Wright continues to invest her time and skills in the potential of our future and the young generations who will lead it.