Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Stedman Graham

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Nikki Giovanni

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Erin Gruwell

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

Antwone Fisher

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Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

Majora Carter

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Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Gloria Borger

Award-Winning Chief Political Analyst & Columnist for CNN

Cecile Richards

Co-Founder of Supermajority & Gender Equity Advocate; Former President of Planned Parenthood

Rudy Ruettiger

Motivational Speaker, Author & Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy"

For The Win

Erica Jong

Feminist, Social Critic, Poet & Author of "Fear of Dying"

Byron Pitts

Co-Anchor on "Nightline" & Chief National Correspondent for ABC

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Keith L. Brown

Nick Clooney

Journalist & Activist

Mary Carillo

Olympic Correspondent & Tennis Analyst

Samuel Shem

Medical Expert, Psychiatrist, Acclaimed Novelist, Playwright, Essayist & Activist

Daniel Seddiqui

Most Traveled Person in America

Frank Beamer

Former Head Football Coach of Virginia Tech

Dorothea Benton Frank

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