Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

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Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Elana Meyers Taylor

5x Olympic Medalist & World Champion in Women's Bobsledding; Most Decorated Black Athlete in Winter Olympic Games History

David Sable

Former CEO at Y&R Advertising, Co-Founder of DoAble, Author, Entrepreneur & Social Activist

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Lady Michelle Mone

Entrepreneur, Mentor, Global Motivational Speaker & Member of the House of Lords

Troy Vincent

Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the National Football League, Former NFL Cornerback & Advocate Against Domestic Violence

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Warsan Shire

Award-Winning Poet' Displacement & Belonging Advocate; Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Ginuwine

R&B Singer-Songwriter; Known for "Pony" and "Differences"

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Syndicated Columnist, FOX News Analyst & Former New Jersey Superior Court Judge

Stacey Tisdale

Financial Behavioral Expert, Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, Author & CEO of Mind Money Media

Joaquin Almunia

Vice-President and Commissioner in Charge of Competition, European Commission, Brussels

Shane Ortega

The US Army's First Openly Trans Soldier

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

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Avivah Wittenberg Cox

CEO of The Gender Consulting Agency 20-first

Ai-jen Poo

Co-founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance; Director of Caring Across Generations, Co-founder of Supermajority

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Briana Scurry

Legendary U.S. Goalkeeper, Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup Champion & Concussion Awareness Advocate

Luis Rodriguez

Official Poet Laureate of Los Angeles; Poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist.

Shaka Senghor

Author, Criminal Justice Reform Activist & Head of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion at TripActions