Alexis Ohanian

Co-Founder of Initialized Capital & Co-Founder of Reddit; Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist & Bestselling Author

Alexis Ohanian Carthage College Commencement Address 2014

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Killer Mike

Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Highest-Scoring NBA Player in History & Cancer Survivor

A Season on the Reservation: My Soujourn With the White Mountain Apaches

Tarana Burke

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Heather McGhee

Distinguished Senior Fellow & Former President of Demos, A Progressive Think Tank

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

George Takei

Actor, Social Justice Activist & Social Media Mega-Power

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Jessica Williams

Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast

Arndrea Waters King

Social Justice Activist & Co-Founder of Give Us The Ballot

Elie Mystal

Justice Correspondent, Attorney, Writer & Political Commentator

Resmaa Menakem

Healer, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Trauma Specialist & Organizational Strategist

Tom Perez

Former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice; Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Lynn Novick

Award-Winning Director, Writer, Producer & Documentary Filmmaker on Culture, History, Politics, Sports, Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music

Kristen Soltis Anderson

Co-Founder of Echelon Insights & Columnist at The Washington Examiner, Author of "The Selfie Vote"

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"

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Bakari Sellers

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

Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Activist & Politician

Michael Harriot

Journalist, Author & Cultural Critic

Nikki R. Lanier

Labor Attorney, Racial Equity Strategist & Federal Reserve “Insider”

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist

Aimee Allison

President of Democracy in Color & Founder of She the People

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Cornell William Brooks

Former President & CEO of the NAACP; Civil Rights Attorney; Social Justice Activist; Ordained Minister; Professor at Harvard Kennedy School