Ice-T

Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Crystal Bowersox

Singer-Songwriter, Runner-Up on Season 9 of "American Idol" & Type 1 Diabetes Advocate

Phylicia Rashad

Actress, Dean of Fine Arts at Howard University, Advocate for Children, Women's Issues & Fine Arts

Fonzworth Bentley

Musician, Author and TV personality; MTV's "From G's to Gents"

Bill Cosby

Influential Comedian and Actor; Starred in "The Cosby Show"

Dolly Parton

Country Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Author & Philanthropist

Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food

Jennifer Daniels

Singer-Songwriter; Learning Advocate; Runs "Songwriting IS Writing" Project For Schools

John Lithgow

Actor, Musician, Author, Arts Advocate

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Ssanyu Lukoma

Entrepreneur, Author & Founder of Brown Kids Read

Tina Louise

Actress, Literacy & Academic Advocate, Best Known for her Role as Ginger Grant on 1960s TV Show "Gilligan's Island"

Alyssa Milano

Actress, Author, Philanthropist & Founder of Touch by Alyssa Milano; Known for "Charmed" and "Who's the Boss"

Marlon Wayans

Actor, Director & Comedian; Known for "Scary Movie" & "White Chicks"

Tate Donovan

Actor & Director; Known for his Roles in "Damages" and "The O.C."

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Ruby Bridges

Civil Rights Activist & First African-American Child to Integrate a White Southern Elementary School

Jennifer James

Cultural Anthropologist & Expert on Change

Parul Sehgal

Parul Sehgal is an editor for The New York Times Book Review

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"