In the final panel of the 10th Anniversary Conference and celebration for the Institute of Research in African American Studies, Lee D. Baker (Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology at Columbia University), Dr. Curtis Stokes (Professor of Political Theory at James Madison College), Dr. Geoff Ward (Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at North Eastern University) and Dr. Michael L. Blakely (Professor of Anthropology at Howard University) share their vision of the future of African American studies.