Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Montel Williams

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

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Lesra Martin

Attorney / Literacy Advocate

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

America Ferrera

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Samuel Betances

Senior Diversity Consultant, Motivational Speaker & Workshop Facilitator

Shiza Shahid

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place

Juan Williams

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

Kweisi Mfume

Political & Business Leader

Janet Mock

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Xernona Clayton

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Kahlil Greene

"The Gen-Z Historian"; New York Times Featured Social Media Influencer; Public Academic & Advocate for Racial Justice

Arndrea Waters King

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

Addison Rose Vincent

Transgender and Nonbinary Advocate; Founder of Break the Binary

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Chelsea Miller

Leading Voice in Racial Justice; Co-Founder of Freedom March NYC

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Alicia Roth Weigel

Intersectional Intersex Advocate

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Charity Blackwell

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Practitioner, Spoken Word Artist & Host/Emcee

Hilderbrand Pelzer III

Multi-Award Winning Principal, Author of "Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison" & Educational Equity Champion

Michael Harriot

Journalist, Author & Cultural Critic

Jen Neitzel, Ph.D.

Racial Equity Leader, Executive Director of Educational Equity Institute & Author of the "The Handbook of Racial Equity in Early Childhood Education" and "Achieving Equity and Justice in Education through the Work of Systems Change"

Dr. Hilda R. Tompkins

Leadership, Educator, Training Specialist & Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar

Jasmine L. Harris

Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio & Author of “Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education”

Barbara Arnwine

Founder and President of Transformative Justice Coalition

Matt Bennett

Assembly Speaker Empowering the Youth & Underserved Communities

Steven Williams

Director of IT Services at NetSecurity Corporation & President of National Juneteenth Observance Foundation