LZ Granderson

CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights

Barry Jenkins

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Karen Palmer

Futurist & Thought Leader Using Immersive AI for Participants to Experience Societal Implications of AI and AI Bias; Award-Winning XR Creator; Winner of SXSW XR Competition 2023

Wesley Hamilton

Motivational Speaker; Mental & Physical Health Advocate for Overcoming Adversity; Executive Director of Disabled But Not Really (DBNR); Featured on Queer Eye

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Shoshana Johnson

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History & Author of "I’m Still Standing"

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Robin Givens

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Meena Harris

Founder & CEO of Phenomenal, Lawyer & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Kamala and Maya's Big Idea"

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Righ...

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Viola Llewellyn

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Patrice A. Harris

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

Candice Morgan

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner at Google Ventures

Tarana Burke

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Clayborne Carson

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Yusef Salaam

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Bola Sokunbi

Bestselling Author, Finance Expert, Founder & CEO of Clever Girl Finance

Deshauna Barber

2016 Miss USA, IT Analyst & Army Reserve Officer, Mental & Physical Health Advocate; Vice Chair on the Board Of Directors at Service Women’s Action Network

Maya Wiley

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Tamika Catchings

Former Forward for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion

Erika Gilchrist

Award-Winning Speaker, 13X Author, Personal Development Savant & Abuse Survivor

Yvonne Orji

Actress, Comedian & Writer Known for HBO's "Insecure"

Wendy De La Rosa

Behavioral Scientist & Co-founder of Common Cents Lab; FinTech UX Expert to Improve Financial Decision-Making

Morgan DeBaun

Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc.

Brian Holloway

Five-Time NFL All-Pro; Motivation & Team Building Expert

Kira Banks

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant