About Dontaye

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Dontaye Carter is a communications strategist and public speaker with a deep commitment to helping communities, institutions, and leaders communicate with clarity, integrity, and purpose especially during moments of social tension and transformation.

He is the author of My Daddy and Me, a children’s book centered on identity, love, and generational connection, and a contributing author to Reconciliation: The Final Step in Achieving Nonviolent Social Change. The book brings together more than 50 scholars and practitioners and is designed to support academic study and real-world application of reconciliation across interpersonal, institutional, and geographic contexts.

Dontaye’s professional work includes building communication strategies that support legal advocacy, public education, and civic mobilization. His approach emphasizes truth, accountability, and relationship-building as essential tools for lasting social change.

As a husband, father, and community leader, Dontaye’s work is rooted in legacy ensuring that the stories we tell today create space for healing, dignity, and opportunity tomorrow.

Dontaye Carter is the founder of Carter Media Group, an Atlanta-based PR and media strategy firm recognized with multiple Communicator Awards for its work supporting high-profile legal advocacy efforts. A former television journalist and public-sector communications leader, Dontaye specializes in helping attorneys and institutions communicate complex cases with clarity and integrity.

Role: Contributing Author

Reconciliation: The Final Step in Achieving Nonviolent Social Change is a 24-chapter academic volume featuring contributions from more than 50 renowned scholars and practitioners. The book explores reconciliation as a goal-oriented framework for healing harm, rebuilding relationships, and achieving lasting peace. It is used in college-level courses across disciplines including social justice, communication, law, political science, counseling, and religious studies.

My Daddy and Me is a children’s book that celebrates the bond between father and child, highlighting love, presence, and the everyday moments that shape identity and confidence.

Dontaye Carter speaks on communication, reconciliation, leadership, and justice—helping audiences understand how narrative, strategy, and relationships shape social change.

Key Topics:

• Strategic Communication in Moments of Crisis
• Reconciliation as a Tool for Justice and Healing
• Storytelling, Law, and Public Accountability
• Fatherhood, Legacy, and Leadership
• Civic Engagement and Movement Buildingdesigns that exceed their expectations.