Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Deanna Singh

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

Jasmine Crowe-Houston

Founder & CEO at Goodr Co.

Kylar Broadus

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

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Xernona Clayton

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

How to Future Proof Your Career | Tammy Franklin & Ellen McGirt

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Carin Taylor

Chief Diversity Officer at Workday; Consultant and Advisor at RISEQUITY

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Linda Sarsour

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer

Aprille Ericsson

Rocket Scientist, Technologist & STEM Educator

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

Dr. Harry Edwards Discusses Athletes Making An Impact With Their Platforms

Maria Echaveste

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Intersectionality matters: Aisha Fukushima at TEDxWhitmanCollege

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

Michael Twitty Teaches Tracing Your Roots Through Food

Wesley Hamilton

Motivational Speaker; Mental & Physical Health Advocate for Overcoming Adversity; Executive Director of Disabled But Not Really (DBNR); Featured on Queer Eye

Shoshana Johnson

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History & Author of "I’m Still Standing"

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast