Biography

Billy Michael Honor is a public scholar and community organizer whose progressive and compelling insights have made him a sought after speaker, social commentator and writer. Currently, he is the founding scholar of Truth on the Loose LLC., a thought leadership company working at the intersection of faith, human rights, intellectual health, politics and civic organizing. Previously, he was the Director of Faith and Civic Organizing for the New Georgia Project. In this position he organized non-partisan voter mobilization and social justice campaigns that have been widely celebrated and brought thousands of souls to the polls. He also travels extensively speaking in colleges, congregations, conferences and civic gatherings. The Center for American Progress named Billy one of the 15 Faith Leaders to watch in 2020 and the Atlanta Magazine listed him as one of the 500 most powerful people in Atlanta for 2021. He also was the Racial Justice and Religion fellow with Aspen Institute’s Inclusive America Project. His writings and work have been featured and published by numerous media outlets including the Huffington Post, USA Today, The Nation, Mother Jones, NPR and Sojourners.