Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Erin Gruwell

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

The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Donna Brazile

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

Afdhel Aziz

Founder, Conspiracy of Love, B Corp Consultancy Advising Fortune 500 Companies on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, Employee Engagement & Impact Innovation; Bestselling Author; Inspiring International AAPI Speaker

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

Marilyn Tam

Leadership Speaker, Bestselling Author, Consultant & Board Certified Corporate Coach; CEO of Marilyn Tam & Co.; Founder and Executive Director of Us Foundation

Speaking Reel - Marilyn Tam - YouTube

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Tracy Chou

Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry; CEO and Founder of Block Party

Tracy Chou - Museum of Chinese in America's 2023 Legacy Awards Gala Honoree

Shawn Johnson East

Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics, "Dancing with the Stars" Winner & Best-Selling Author

Louis-Philippe Loncke

European Adventurer 2016, Explorer, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Management Consultant

Lolita Taub

Latina Tech Venture Capitalist; Sales Expert; GP at Ganas Ventures; Advocate for Diversity in Tech

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Jim Morris

Known for His Brief MLB Career & Subject of Disney's "The Rookie"