LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Stacey Abrams

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

Maria Echaveste

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

Ellen DeGeneres

Award-Winning Comedian, TV Host, Actress & LGBTQ Activist

Leslie Dodson

Reporter & Videographer Covering International Finance, Economics, and Politics

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Intersectionality matters: Aisha Fukushima at TEDxWhitmanCollege

Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

Alex Newell

Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"

Alexis Ohanian

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

Alexis Ohanian Carthage College Commencement Address 2014

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Jeremy Rifkin

Leading Global Technologist, Futurist, Authority on World Economic & Environmental Trends

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Gloria Feldt

Leading Activist & Best-Selling Author

Randy Fenoli

Fashion Designer & Bridal Consultant; Star of TLC's "Say Yes To The Dress"

Monica Pearson

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

Michael Twitty Teaches Tracing Your Roots Through Food

Gus Kenworthy

Professional Skier, Olympic Medalist, Activist, Influencer & Actor

Jessica Williams

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

Wanda Sykes

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author

Mona Das

Former Washington State Senator Focused on Environmental Justice

LZ Granderson

CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Terry Jones

Digital Disruptor, Author & Venture Capitalist

Barry Jenkins

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Bakari Sellers

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

The Moment

Winona LaDuke

Executive Director of Honor the Earth

Tory Burch

Designer & CEO of Tory Burch; Founder of The Tory Burch Foundation

The Awards issue: Tory Burch

Andrea Mitchell

Host of MSNBC’s "Andrea Mitchell Reports" & Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

Andrea Mitchell - Celebrating 15 years of "Andrea Mitchell Reports"