Tressie McMillan Cottom, Ph.D.

Award-Winning Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University

Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy

Austin Channing Brown

Racial Justice Advocate & Bestselling Author of "I'm Still Here"

Joel Kim Booster

Stand-up Comedian & Writer

Julián Castro

Former Democratic Candidate in the 2020 Presidential Race; Former Mayor of San Antonio & Former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

Stephanie Izard

Celebrity Chef, Author, Winner of "Top Chef" Season 4 & Partner of Three Award-Winning Chicago Restaurants

Alan Yang

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actor Known for "Parks and Recreation" and "Master of None"

Fawn Weaver

CEO of Grant Sidney, Inc., Bestselling Author, Investor & Marriage Advocate; Founder of Happy Wives Club

Tiffany Cross

Co-Founder & Managing Editor of The Beat DC; Host of "Cross Connection" on MSNBC

Kelvin Yu

Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Writer Known for "Master of None" & "Bob's Burgers"

How Actor and Writer Kelvin Yu Redirected His “Flawed” Hollywood Business Model

Jemar Tisby

Christian Leader, Historian, Author of "The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism"

Deshauna Barber

2016 Miss USA, IT Analyst & Army Reserve Officer, Mental & Physical Health Advocate; Vice Chair on the Board Of Directors at Service Women’s Action Network

Joel Bervell

"Medical Mythbuster" Content Creator; Medical Student and Award-Winning Science Communicator

Kaitlin Curtice

Native American Christian Writer & Worship Leader

Rachel Cargle

Public Academic, Writer, Lecturer

Mohsin Hamid

Author, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia"

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Actor known for "Big Mouth"