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Laura Ling

Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Marilyn Tam

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

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Sonia Sanchez

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DeVon Franklin

Award-Winning Producer, New York Times Bestselling Author & Motivational Speaker

Linda Chavez

Political Commentator, Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity & Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

John Hockenberry

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Sandra Fluke

Lawyer, Social Justice Advocate, Women's Health Expert

Bertice Berry

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Monica Pearson

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Bill Dedman

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for NBC News; Co-Author, "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune"

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Harry Shum, Jr.

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Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

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Aarti Sequeira

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Sway Calloway

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Jason Collins

First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate

Michael Eric Dyson

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author