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

Vernā Myers

Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix & Bestselling Author

Tessa Thompson

Actress, Best Known for "Westworld" & "Thor" Franchise

Wilson Cruz

LGBTQ Activist & Actor; Known for “My So Called Life,” “Thirteen Reasons Why” & “Star Trek: Discovery”

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.

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"

Ryan Coogler

Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter; Known for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" & "Black Panther"

Logan Browning

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

Katori Hall

Playwright, Journalist & Actress

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Gloria Ladson-Billings

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

John Register

Paralympic Silver Medalist, Desert Storm Veteran & Change Management Expert; 2024 Top Global Leadership Speaker

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Kid Cudi

Rapper, Singer & Actor; Known for "Pursuit of Happiness" & "Man on the Moon"

Michael Oher

Founder of Oher Foundation for Disadvantaged Youth; Former NFL Player for Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans & Carolina Panthers; Super Bowl 47 Champion; Story Told in Movie "The Blind Side"

RuPaul

Drag Queen, Model & TV Personality; Host of Award-Winning "RuPaul's Drag Race"

The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

Mark Anthony Neal

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

Rihanna

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Actress; Creator of Savage X Fenty