Meet Stephanie

Political commentator, lecturer, author and lawyer, Stephanie Robinson is the President and CEO of The Jamestown Project, a national think tank that focuses on democracy. She is a Lecturer on Law at the Harvard Law School and former Chief Counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. 

Stephanie is a weekly political commentator for The Tom Joyner Morning Show, a popular radio venue with 10 million listeners nationwide. Along with Tavis Smiley, she is coauthor of Accountable: Making America as Good as its Promise, the third installment of the bestselling The Covenant series released in February 2009. A nationally recognized expert on issues relating to social policy, women, race, family, and electoral politics, Stephanie was featured as one of the 30 Young Leaders of the Future in Ebony Magazine, and was profiled in the book As I Am: Young African American Women in a Critical Age, by Julian Okwu. Stephanie is a frequent speaker at professional conferences, meetings, and student lectures, and her views have been expressed in countless media outlets including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, C-Span, National Journal, National Public Radio, The Baltimore Sun, CN8, and Fox News. In early 2009, Stephanie, along with fellow Harvard Law Professor and husband, Ronald Sullivan, were chosen as the first black House Masters in the history of Harvard University. She lives with her family in Massachusetts. Read More.

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The Jamestown Project is a diverse action-oriented think tank of new leaders who reach across boundaries and generations to make democracy real. Founded and operated primarily by people of color and women, The Jamestown Project consists of scholars, activists, and communities who use five broad strategies to achieve our mission: generating new ideas; promoting meaningful public conversations and engagement; cultivating new leaders; formulating political strategy and public policy; and using cutting-edge communications techniques that reach a broad public.

Accountable provides real-life examples of how crucial issues -- including health care, education, the economy, unequal justice, and the environment -- manifest themselves in our communities. The book demonstrates the urgent need to hold politicians and ourselves responsible, because the stakes have never been higher. Accountable examines present-day conditions and the consequences for America. At its core, this book is a tool with which the community can evaluate the successes or failures of its political leaders and of itself. This insightful book acknowledges the mistakes of the past while offering hope and inspiration for a better future.