Olympia LePoint

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

Annette Gordon-Reed

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

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Dr. Monica F. Cox

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

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

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

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Shirley Ann Jackson

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

Darryl Strawberry

Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder

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.

John Gray

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

John Register

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

Nadia Lopez

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

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Robert Townsend

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