Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Nina Tassler

Former Television Executive, Author & Activist

Marcia Ann Gillespie

Former Editor-in-Chief, Ms. and Essence

Lorna Dee Cervantes

Award-Winning Voice in Chicana Literature, Feminist & Activist Poet

Carol Moseley Braun

First Female African-American United States Senator

Nicole Yeary

Entrepreneur, Growth Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Ms.Tech

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Kim Osorio

TV Personality/Writer/Producer. Kim Osorio excelled when she became the first ever and only female editor-in-chief of The Source magazine. She speaks at Universities, industry panels, and high schools across the country.

Deepika Padukone

Indian Film Actress & Fashion Model; Founder of The Live Love Laugh Foundation Promoting Mental Health Awareness in India

Chandra Talpade Mohanty

Distinguished Professor of Women & Gender Studies, Sociology & the Cultural Foundations of Education; Dean's Professor of the Humanities at Syracuse University

Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism

Justin Baldoni

Actor, Entrepreneur, CEO of Wayfarer Entertainment & Author of "Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity"

Angela Rose

Professional Speaker, Author, Humanitarian & Entrepreneur