Donna Brazile

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

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Erin Gruwell

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

Dominique Dawes

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

Robin Givens

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Majora Carter

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

Stephanie Izard

Celebrity Chef, Author, Winner of "Top Chef" Season 4 & Partner of Three Award-Winning Chicago Restaurants

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author; President & CEO of UbuntuGlobal

Gail Evans

Former CNN Executive & Best-Selling Author; Diversity Expert

Farai Chideya

Multimedia Journalist & Commentator

Rita Dove

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

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Gloria Feldt

Leading Activist & Best-Selling Author

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Judge Glenda Hatchett

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

Johnnetta Cole

Former Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Tamika Catchings

Former Forward for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion

Helene D. Gayle

Former CEO of The Chicago Community Trust; 11th President of Spelman College; Expert on Global Development, Humanitarian & Health Issues

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Daisy Fuentes

Cuban-American Correspondent, Actress, Fashion Designer & Television Host

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Civil Rights Activist