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Executive Producer, Writer & Star of HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show"; Former Host of BET's "The Rundown with Robin Thede"

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Astronaut, Military Fighter & Test Pilot

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Co-Host of "The View," Attorney, Author & Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Senior Legal Correspondent & Analyst for ABC News

Claudette Colvin

Pioneer of the African-American Civil Rights Movement

Nadia Lopez

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

Malik Yoba

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

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Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix & Bestselling Author

Brittney Grimes

Writer, Poet, Motivational Speaker, Violinist & Published Author

Patina Miller

Tony Award-Winning Actress & Singer; Known for "Madam Secretary" and her Upcoming Role as Commander Paylor in "The Hunger Games"

Rob Smith

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

Seaton Smith

Actor & Stand Up Comedian Known for "Mulaney"

Fatima Siad

Somali-Ethiopian Fashion Model Who Got her Start on "America's Next Top Model"; Speaks Openly on her Female Genital Circumcision

Chirlane McCray

New York City's First Lady, Writer & Poet

Jamila Lyiscott

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

Darline Jean

Former About.com CEO & Current COO of PulsePoint

Dean Baquet

Executive Editor of the New York Times

Bomani Jones

Emmy Award-Winning Sports Commentator

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

Veronica Chambers

Award-Winning Author & Editor

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024