Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Mikki Kendall

NYT Bestselling Author of "Hood Feminism", Diversity Consultant & Writer

Xernona Clayton

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

Boots Riley

Rapper, Producer, Screenwriter & Director; Known for "Sorry To Bother You"

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Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Yusef Salaam

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

Clayborne Carson

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Trevor Stuurman

Award-Winning Visual Artist & Creative Director

Madison Butler

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

Kylar Broadus

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

Cynthia Marshall

CEO of the Dallas Mavericks; President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting

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Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Aisha Fukushima

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

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Ijeoma Oluo

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

Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Social Justice & Impact Leader, Activist, Educator, Writer & MSNBC Contributor

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Blair Imani

Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate

Tamika D. Mallory

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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Elaine Welteroth

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue