Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Baratunde In Media

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Gloria Allred

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Clara Shih

CEO of Salesforce AI, Board Director & Entrepreneur; Author of "The Facebook Era"

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Jeannie Mai

Fashion Correspondent Known for "The Real" & "How Do I Look?", Two-Time NAACP Image Awards and Daytime Emmy Award Winner

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Steven Yeun

Award-Winning Actor Known For "Beef," "The Walking Dead" & "Minari"; First Asian-American Actor to Receive Academy Award for Best Actor Nomination

Steven Yeun Wins Male Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Harry Shum, Jr.

Dancer, Actor, Choreographer and Singer; Best known for his role as Mike Chang on 'Glee'

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

What's Your Story? with author Rebecca Walker

Aarti Sequeira

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist & Food Personality

Sway Calloway

Reporter & Host for MTV

Kumail Nanjiani

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor; Known for "The Big Sick"

Roland Martin

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

John Cho

Actor Known for "Harold & Kumar" Series & "Star Trek" Reboot Series

Leigh Anne Tuohy

Inspirational Subject of "The Blind Side"

Padma Lakshmi

NY Times Bestselling Author; Emmy Award-Nominated Host; Executive Producer of Hulu's "Taste the Nation"