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Critical Race Theory Scholar, Author, Professor of Sociology & Africana Studies

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Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

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Actor & Author Best Known for "Django Unchained"

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Leading Cybersecurity Expert, Former Intelligence Analyst, Former Trust & Safety Manager at Facebook

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Award-Winning Editor & Author; Executive Director of Aspen Words; Best Known for her Memoir "Wild Game"

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me

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Dr. Paul Alan Cox

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New Testament Scholar

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New York Times Bestselling Author

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Scott Ellsworth

Historian, Journalist, and Author of The Secret Game

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Award-Winning Cuban American Children's Author

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Elle Moxley

Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network

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Violinist at Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra