Simone Biles

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Bianca Lawson

Actress Best Known for Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Goode Behavior and Pretty Little Liars

Tia Mowry

Actress & Celebrity Mom; Star of "Tia Mowry at Home" on the Cooking Channel

India.Arie

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer & Actress

Mary J. Blige

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Rapper; Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

John David Washington

Former NFL Running Back; Golden Globe Nominated Actor Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Ballers"

Luvvie Ajayi

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Professional Troublemaker

Janice Howroyd

Founder & CEO of The ActOne Group; The First African American Woman to Own a $1 Billion Brand

Maya Moore

Activist, Olympian & WNBA Champion

Jenifer Lewis

Actress Known as the "Mother of Black Hollywood"; Famous for her Roles in "Think Like a Man", "The Princess Frog", & "Black-ish"

Tamela Mann

Actress and Gospel Singer Known for her Role as Cora in Tyler Perry's Plays, Including "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"

Regina Hall

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

Amber Riley

Actress; Known for "Glee" and "Dancing with the Stars"

Sanaa Lathan

Actress; Known for "Love & Basketball" and "The Best Man"

Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

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Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Olympia LePoint

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

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Patrisse Cullors

Artist, Activist & Organizer; Co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter