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

Libby Gill

Leadership, Corporate Culture & Change Expert; Executive Coach; Award-Winning Author of "You Unstuck"

Donna Brazile

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

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Afdhel Aziz

Founder, Conspiracy of Love, B Corp Consultancy Advising Fortune 500 Companies on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, Employee Engagement & Impact Innovation; Bestselling Author; Inspiring International AAPI Speaker

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Shawn Johnson East

Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics, "Dancing with the Stars" Winner & Best-Selling Author

Lolita Taub

Latina Tech Venture Capitalist; Sales Expert; GP at Ganas Ventures; Advocate for Diversity in Tech

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"

Kylar Broadus

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

Amali Tower

Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees

Q&A: Amali Tower on Climate Migration and 'Evolution Earth'

Xernona Clayton

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Claudia Chan

Transformational Speaker; Creator of S.H.E. Summit™ & The Whole-Life Leadership Framework; Author of "This Is How We Rise"

Jim Carroll

Leading Global Futurist, Trends & Innovation Expert & Authority on Rapid Business Model Changes

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Liz Dozier

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

Shekinah Elmore

Oncologist; Dedicated to Pursuing Equity & Empathy in Oncology Care

Tamika D. Mallory

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Munroe Bergdorf

Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor

Dave Dravecky

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

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

Amanda Gore

CEO of The Joy Project; Author & Psychologist; Emotional Intelligence and Performance Expert

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Gitanjali Rao

Inventor, Futurist & Scientist; Developer of Anti-Cyberbullying Software Kindly; TIME Magazine's 1st Ever "Kid of the Year" in 2020, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency President’s Environmental Youth Award Recipient

Teen creates AI code to battle cyberbullying

Mónica Ramírez

Founder of Justice for Migrant Women; Gender Equity & Workplace Sexual Violence Expert

Linda Sarsour

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer