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Emmy-winning Writer, Producer, Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

Sarah Jones

Tony Award-Winning Solo Performer, Writer, Comedian & Activist

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Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

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Latasha Gillespie

DEIA Expert & Media Executive; Former Head of Global DEI at Amazon Studios

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Track & Field Athlete, Olympic Champion & 12-Time Gold Medalist at the World Championships; Co-Founder of Saysh

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Creator of #OscarsSoWhite & Media Representation Strategist

Minda Harts

Founder of The Memo LLC, Author, Adjunct Professor at NYU

Angela Rye

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

Safiya Noble

AI & Algorithmic Discrimination Expert; Associate Professor at UCLA; Researcher on Race, Gender, Technology & Design

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Voting Activist; Known for "Black-ish" & "Grown-ish"

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Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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Natasha Rothwell

Comedian, Writer & Actress, Best Known for "Insecure" & "The White Lotus"

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Businesswoman, Entrepreneur & Former Global Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix; Housewife on "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"; Author, "The Urgent Life"

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Singer-Songwriter & Producer Known for "Remember Me"

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