Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Jackie Biskupski

Democratic Politician; Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Wesley Hamilton

Motivational Speaker; Mental & Physical Health Advocate for Overcoming Adversity; Executive Director of Disabled But Not Really (DBNR); Featured on Queer Eye

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Maya Wiley

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Sara Minkara

Founder & CEO of Empowerment Through Integration

Kira Banks

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Kumu Hina

Hawaiian Transgender Teacher & Community Leader

Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

Jodie Patterson

Activist, Entrepreneur, Author & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Olga Custodio

Lt. Colonel (Retired), US Air Force; America’s First Latina Fighter Pilot, Executive Director of the San Antonio Chapter of Women in Aviation International & STEM Advocate

Minnijean Brown Trickey

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Crystal Martin

Software Developer & Consultant at Slalom; Advocate for Diversity in Tech & Business

Anil Gupta

Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Dr. Syra Madad

Nationally Recognized Leader in Public Health & Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist

Tommie Smith

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics