Derald Wing Sue

Professor & Author

Richard Rothstein

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Roland Martin

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

Dr. Cornel West

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

Jessica Williams

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

Kerry James Marshall

Artist Known for Using African-American Life & History as Subject Matter for His Paintings and Sculptures

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

Clara Shih

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

Bing Chen

Entrepreneur, Creator & Community Builder; Co-Founder of AUM Group & Gold House

Harry Shum, Jr.

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

Amanda Seales

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

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Author, Speaker & Founder of African American Images

Tatanka Means

Native American Actor & Stand-Up Comedian

Jeannie Mai

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

Jeremy Lin

Professional Basketball Player for Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association

Aarti Sequeira

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist & Food Personality

Jennifer 8. Lee

CEO of Plympton & Author of "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles"; Entrepreneur, Documentary Producer, Seed Investor

Jo Koy

Stand-Up Comedian & Regular on "Chelsea Lately"

Comedian Jo Koy to host the Golden Globe Awards - CBS News

Aziz Ansari

Actor, Stand-up Comedian, and Star of "Master of None"

Padma Lakshmi

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

Olivia Munn

Television & Film Actress; Known for "Newsroom" & "X-Men: Apocalypse"

Olivia Munn on Jon Stewart | 2022 Mark Twain Prize

Kumail Nanjiani

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

John Cho

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

Maya L. Harris

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

Mitzi Miller

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

T.J. Holmes

Award-Winning Journalist & National Television Personality

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Stephen A. Smith

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

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

What's Your Story? with author Rebecca Walker