Simone Biles

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games

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

Sunny Hostin

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

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

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.

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"

David Moinina Sengeh

Minister Of Basic and Senior Secondary Education & Chief Innovation Officer for the Government of Sierra Leone

Ryan Clark

Former NFL Safety; NFL & MMA Analyst at ESPN

Logan Browning

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

Charlamagne Tha God

Radio & TV Personality; Co-Host of the iHeartRadio Program "The Breakfast Club"

Tyler James Williams

Actor Best Known for "Abbott Elementary," "Everybody Hates Chris" & "The Walking Dead"

Tia Mowry

Actress & Celebrity Mom; Star of "Tia Mowry at Home" on the Cooking Channel

Kip Fulbeck

Professor of Art at UCSB; Award-Winning Filmmaker, Author, Artist & Spoken Word Poet

Andre Koen

Program Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Mayo Clinic Rochester