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

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Engineer, Writer & Social Advocate

Sunni Patterson

Spiritual Musician & Poet

Mia Birdsong

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

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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

Blake Leeper

Paralympian, World Record Holder & Motivational Speaker

Wilson Cruz

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

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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

Stan Foster

Film/TV Writer, Director, Producer & Speaker

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.

Winnie Harlow

International Model, Vitiligo Spokesperson & "America's Next Top Model" Contestant

Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell

Founder of Southern Hip Hop, Freedom Fighter & Former Leader of The 2 Live Crew

Jamila Lyiscott

Tri-Tongue Orator Known for her TED Talk "3 Ways to Speak English"

Lauren Maillian

Co-Host of "Quit Your Day Job," Marketing & Branding Expert, Founder of an Award-Winning Wine Brand and Former Model Turned Serial Entrepreneur

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Dr. Yaba Blay

Author, Professor & Producer; Leading Voice on Colorism and Global Skin Color Politics

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"