Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Keith L. Brown

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Liz Dozier

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

Dave Dravecky

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

Stedman Graham

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

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

Dr. Harry Edwards Discusses Athletes Making An Impact With Their Platforms

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Donna Orender

Founder of Generation W, Former President of the WNBA & Author of "WOWsdom!"

Scott Shellstrom

Creativity Innovator, Award Winning Creative Director & Keynote Speaker

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

Jennifer Thomas

Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker on Apology Languages and The Five Love Languages, Psychologist & TEDx Presenter

Kira Banks

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Lisa Gelobter

Founder & CEO of tEQuitable

Linnda Durre, Ph.D.

Psychotherapist, Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, Published Author, Magazine and Newspaper Columnist, TV and Radio Talk Show Host

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"