Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Joan Lunden

Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Advocate

Jim Morris

Known for His Brief MLB Career & Subject of Disney's "The Rookie"

Pat Williams

Motivational Speaker & Sports Executive; Senior Vice President of the NBA’s Orlando Magic

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Aisha Fukushima

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

Intersectionality matters: Aisha Fukushima at TEDxWhitmanCollege

Adora Svitak

Author, Speaker, Youth Advocate & Child Welfare Professional

Ed Begley Jr.

Environmental Activist & Emmy Award-Nominated Actor

Greg Louganis

4x Olympic Gold Medal Diver; LGBTQ Activist & Author

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Linda Ellerbee

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Katty Kay

Award-Winning Journalist & Anchor; NYT Best-Selling Author; US Special Correspondent for BBC & MSNBC Contributor

Apollo Robbins

Sleight-of-Hand Artist and Self-Described Gentleman Thief & Deception Specialist

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Rita Dove

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

Alok Vaid-Menon

Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist

Mark Victor Hansen

Founder & Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Book Series, Mega-Entrepreneur, Business Speaker & Devoted Philanthropist

Jack Canfield

Co-Author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Series; Peak Performance Strategist & Success Coach

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer