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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

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

Aprille Ericsson

Rocket Scientist, Technologist & STEM Educator

Viola Llewellyn

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Deshauna Barber

2016 Miss USA, IT Analyst & Army Reserve Officer, Mental & Physical Health Advocate; Vice Chair on the Board Of Directors at Service Women’s Action Network

Ashley Allison

CEO of Turner Conoly Group; Senior Biden Harris Campaign Official; Civil Rights & Political Strategist

Rita Dove

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

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey

Award-Winning Women's Health Advocate, Physician & Author

Mory Fontanez

Purpose Coach, Brand Strategist, Founder & CEO at 822 Group

Carol Geary Schneider

Fellow, Lumina Foundation; Former President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

A'Lelia Bundles

Author of Best-Selling Biography ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

Liz Kleinrock

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

Bay Buchanan

Real Estate Agent, Public Speaker, Author, Political Analyst & Former U.S. Treasurer

Tashni-Ann Dubroy

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Howard University; Co-Founder of Brilliant & Beautiful Foundation

Dr. Crystal Kuykendall

Education, Leadership & Public Service Expert; Former Director of National Alliance of Black School Educators

Dr. Shea Graham

Licensed Psychotherapist, Forensic Sexology Expert & Author of "Safe & Sound: Be Empowered to Protect Your Body"

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Triple Board-Certified Physician, Healthcare Innovation Consultant & Host of "The Prospective Doctor" Podcast