Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Dominique Dawes

Three-time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate and Gymnastics Academy Owner

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Kylar Broadus

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Aprille Ericsson

Rocket Scientist, Technologist & STEM Educator

Maria Teresa Kumar

Political Rights Activist, President & CEO of Voto Latino, Emmy-Nominated MSNBC Contributor

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

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Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Viola Llewellyn

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Anna Maria Chávez

EVP & Chief Growth Officer of the National Council on Aging; Former CEO of Girl Scouts; Expert on Women's Leadership, Youth Development & Aging

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

Ashley Allison

CEO of Turner Conoly Group; Senior Biden Harris Campaign Official; Civil Rights & Political Strategist

Marla Blow

President & Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation

2021 Reach Symposium: Keynote by Marla Blow - YouTube

Wanda Durant

Advocate for Underserved Communities; CEO of Hope, Dream, Believe & Achieve; Mother of Kevin Durant

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Willie Jolley

Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Speaker & Media Personality

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Nia-Malika Henderson

Senior Political Analyst for CNN

Raven Baxter

Founder of STEMbassy, Science Communicator & Molecular Biologist Known as "Raven the Science Maven"