John Register

Paralympic Silver Medalist, Desert Storm Veteran & Change Management Expert; 2024 Top Global Leadership Speaker

Dr. Monica F. Cox

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

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Wilson Cruz

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

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Mia Birdsong

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

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Loretta Ross

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

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Physician, Work-Life Integration Researcher & Award-Winning Author

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Shirley Ann Jackson

Theoretical Physicist & Inventor; President of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; National Medal of Science Recipient

Val McLeod

Inspirational Influencer, Empowerment Speaker & Author

Darryl Strawberry

Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder

Nadia Lopez

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

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John Gray

Christian Comedian, Pastor & Author; Star of "The Book of John Gray"

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

Logan Browning

Actress & Singer-Songwriter; Best Known for Her Roles in "Bratz: The Movie" & Netflix's "Dear White People"

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Engineer, Writer & Social Advocate

Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey

Award-Winning Women's Health Advocate, Physician & Author

Richie Parker

Chief of Staff, UVA Football Team; Former NASCAR Engineer Born Without Arms

Briana Scurry

Legendary U.S. Goalkeeper, Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup Champion & Concussion Awareness Advocate

C. Vivian Stringer

Former Rutgers University Women's Basketball Coach

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Bershan Shaw

TV Personality, International Business Speaker, Diversity & Inclusion Trainer

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Faith Jegede Cole

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Dr. Omékongo Dibinga

Professor, Author, Rapper, Passionate International Speaker on Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion

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Lesra Martin

Attorney / Literacy Advocate

Patricia J. Williams

Columnist & Law Professor

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist