Shane Ortega

The US Army's First Openly Trans Soldier

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Fred Gregory

Astronaut, Military Fighter & Test Pilot

dormtainment

Comedy Group Known for Their Internet Skits

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Engineer, Writer & Social Advocate

Alimi Ballard

Actor Best Known for "Numb3rs," "Fast Five" and "Men of Honor"

Rae Lewis Thornton

Emmy Award-Winning AIDS Activist

Sunni Patterson

Spiritual Musician & Poet

Mia Birdsong

Executive Director of Next River & Author, "How We Show Up"

Mia Birdsong - On Reclaiming Community

Dr. Monica F. Cox

Professor & Chair of the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State University; CEO of STEMinent LLC

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Lawrence Hill

Canadian Novelist, Essayist & Memoirist Best Known for "The Book of Negroes" & "Black Berry, Sweet Juice"

Malik Yoba

Actor Known for his NAACP Image Award-Winning Role in "New York Undercover"

Trabian Shorters

Founder & CEO, BMe; Author of "Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding"

Dr. Dionna Hancock-Johnson

Celebrity Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, Psychologist & Bestselling Author

Julia Allen

Two-Time Heart Attack Survivor, Advocate of Heart-Healthy Living & 2015 National American Heart Association Spokeswoman

Jesse Ferrell

Former Las Vegas Marketing Executive & Leadership, Team Building and Strategy Expert

Blake Leeper

Paralympian, World Record Holder & Motivational Speaker

Tory Kittles

Actor Known for "True Detective," "Sons of Anarchy" and "Intruders"

Jamie Grace

Contemporary Christian Musician, Singer, Rapper and Songwriter

Melba Pattillo Beals

Journalist, Author of "Warriors Don't Cry" & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Bershan Shaw

TV Personality, International Business Speaker, Diversity & Inclusion Trainer

Chenoa Maxwell

Photographer, Actress, Life Designer & TV Personality on OWN's "Love in the City"

Wilson Cruz

LGBTQ Activist & Actor; Known for “My So Called Life,” “Thirteen Reasons Why” & “Star Trek: Discovery”

Billy Sorrells

Actor, Stand-Up Comic & Independent Filmmaker

Karlous Miller

Comedian & Actor Featured on MTV's "Wild n' Out"

Cocoa Brown

Actress and Comedienne Best Known for her Role as Jennifer in Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse"

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Rob Smith

Openly Gay Iraq War Veteran & Author of "Closets, Combat, and Coming Out"

Seaton Smith

Actor & Stand Up Comedian Known for "Mulaney"