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Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey

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Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jamila Lyiscott

Tri-Tongue Orator Known for her TED Talk "3 Ways to Speak English"

Jo Ann Piña

CEO of InspirAction; Expert in Cross-Cultural Communication; Leading Authority on Hispanic Values & Culture

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Global Distinguished Professor of Latin American & Caribbean Studies

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Madhulika Sikka

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