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

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

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

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.

Darryl Strawberry

Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

John Gray

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

Logan Browning

Actress & Singer-Songwriter; Best Known for Her Roles in "Bratz: The Movie" & Netflix's "Dear White People"

Briana Scurry

Legendary U.S. Goalkeeper, Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup Champion & Concussion Awareness Advocate

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Bershan Shaw

TV Personality, International Business Speaker, Diversity & Inclusion Trainer

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Esera Tuaolo

NFL Veteran & LGBT Role Model

Patrisse Cullors

Artist, Activist & Organizer; Co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist