Yoruba Richen

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Xernona Clayton

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

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

Jamilah Lemieux

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Liz Nead

Adventure Speaker, Author & Life Coach

Gloria Ladson-Billings

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

Mitzi Miller

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Dr. Janet Taylor

Self Care & Wellness Activist, Psychiatrist, Author of "The Courageous Classroom: Creating a Culture for Students to Learn and Thrive"

Shantell Thomas

Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

Val McLeod

Inspirational Influencer, Empowerment Speaker & Author

Dr. Ebony Butler

Licensed Psychologist; Food Relationship Strategist; Trauma Expert & Podcast Host

Rosa Clemente

Community Organizer, Journalist, Political Activist, President & Founder of Know Thy Self Productions

Lisa M. Johnson, SHRM-SCP

HR Officer at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Past President Louisville SHRM

Gail Harris

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Bethaney Wilkinson

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

Founder, CEO & General Partner at Braintrust, Braintrust Founders Studio & Braintrust Fund; Host of "Business of the Beat" Podcast & Author of "The Beauty of Success"

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Claude Steele

Social Psychologist & Stereotype Expert

Al Duncan

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development & Empowerment

Trish Millines Dziko

Former Microsoft Programmer; Co-Founder & Executive Director of Technology Access Foundation