Shaun M. Anderson

Department Chair & Professor & Author of "The Black Athlete Revolt", Global Authority on Sport & Social Responsibility

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Justin Hansford

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

David Ikard

Professor of African American & Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University

Michele Bratcher Goodwin

Director of the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies and Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy at University of California Irvine; Founder of the Institute for Global Child Advocacy

john a. powell

Head of UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society

Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World

Steven Lim

Co-Founder of Watcher Entertainment & Former BuzzFeed's "Worth It" Host

Steven Lim spotlights Asian American representation in media

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Gaia Grant

Researcher, Global Innovation Leadership Consultant, Creative Thinker & Author

Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.

Social Psychologist, Public Theologian, Author & Activist

Brittney Cooper

Feminist Scholar & Author of "Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women"

Andrés Tapia

Senior Partner at Korn Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting; Bestselling Author of "The Inclusion Paradox;" Leading Expert on Diversity & Workforce Issues

Gyasi Ross

Native Author, Speaker, Storyteller

Ibtihaj Muhammad

First Female Muslim-American to Medal at the Olympics, Member of the U.S. Fencing Team & Author of "Proud"

DeRay Mckesson

Civil Rights Activist Focusing on Innovation, Equity & Justice; Host of "Pod Save The People"

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

Julián Castro

Former Democratic Candidate in the 2020 Presidential Race; Former Mayor of San Antonio & Former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

Antonia Juhasz

Leading Energy Analyst, Author & Investigative Journalist Specializing In Oil

Cullen Jones

Former Four-Time Olympic Medalist & World Record-Holding Swimmer

Dan Jansen

Retired American Speed Skater & Olympic Gold Medalist