Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

America Ferrera

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Actress & Singer; Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate

Tom Colicchio

Chef & Owner of Crafted Hospitality

Cat Cora

World-Renowned Chef, Author, Restaurateur, Contributing Editor, Television Host, Actress, Avid Philanthropist, Health and Fitness Expert & Lifestyle Entrepreneur

Geena Davis

Award-Winning Actress, Gender Equality Activist & Philanthropist

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Rick Bayless

Award-Winning Chef, Cookbook Author, & TV Personality Known for His Authentic Mexican Cuisine

Carla Harris

Managing Director & Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Leslie Odom Jr.

Broadway Actor & Grammy Award Winning Singer

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Ursula Burns

First Black Woman to Serve as CEO of A Fortune 500 Company; Former Chairwoman of VEON & Former CEO of Xerox

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Cynthia Erivo

Singer-Songwriter & Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & Portraying Harriet Tubman in "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Eric Schmidt

Co-Founder of Schmidt Futures and Former Executive Chairman at Alphabet Inc. & Former CEO of Google

Misty Copeland

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Author

Misty Copeland's Return After Her Break as Dancer & Producer

Kerry Washington

Actress, Producer & Activist Known for Starring as Olivia Pope in ABC's "Scandal"

Hunter Schafer

Transgender Actress, Model & Activist Known for HBO's "Euphoria"

Jade Simmons

Rock-Star Concert Pianist; Powerhouse Speaker; Author

Chris Gardner

Author of "Pursuit of Happyness," Entrepreneur, Speaker & Philanthropist

Derek Hough

Dancer, NYT Bestselling Author, Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography & Six-Time Champion of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Literary Scholar, Journalist & Cultural Critic; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University

Cleo Wade

Artist, Poet & Author

Daveed Diggs

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actor Known for "Hamilton"

Leonardo DiCaprio

Award-Winning Actor & Environmentalist

Lana Condor

Actress & Dancer Known for "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"

Finding My Roots | Lana Condor

Alex Guarnaschelli

Iron Chef and Food Network Personality

Wyclef Jean

Grammy Award Winning Musician, Formerly in Band "The Fugees"