Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Bakari Sellers

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Rachel Simmons

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Brad Meltzer

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

Bella Thorne

Model, Actress & Author

Iris Krasnow

Best-Selling Author & Relationship Expert

Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson

Executive Director of Autism Care Today!

Alfie Kohn

Author & Speaker on Human Behavior, Education, & Parenting; Outspoken Critic of Education's Fixation on Grades

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Albert Mensah

Renowned Motivational Speaker & Author

Clifton L. Taulbert

Author, Business Consultant, & Speaker; Best Known for "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored"

Stacey Bess

Award-Winning Educator; Keynote Speaker; Advocate for Homeless Youth

Cheryl Brown Henderson

Founding President of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence & Research

Johann Koss

Founder of Right To Play, FairSport & Fire A; Former Olympic Speedskater

Jessica Seinfeld

Founder & President of GOOD+ Foundation; Author of Three New York Times Bestselling Cookbooks

Madeline Levine

Educator & Author of The Price of Privilege