Angela Bassett

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

Kay Toliver

Teacher & Subject of PBS Special

Debra Martin Chase

Award-Winning Television & Film Producer Known for "The Princess Diaries" and "Cheetah Girls"

Jennifer Holliday

Singer and Tony Award-Winning Actress

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Erin Gruwell

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

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Civil Rights Activist

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Pearl Cleage

Playwright & Novelist

Farai Chideya

Multimedia Journalist & Commentator

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

S. Lenise Wallace, PhD

Motivational speaker; Professor & Communication Professional

Kahi Lee

High-profile Interior Designer / TV Host

Dr. Brenda Combs, Ed.D.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Harriette Cole

Founder of Dreamleapers, Media Trainer, Leadership Coach, Best-Selling Author, Nationally Syndicated Advice Columnist & Diversity Coach

Ursula Rucker

Spoken Word Artist

Gloria Naylor

Best-selling Author

Star Jones

Former Co-Host of "The View", Social Justice & Heart Disease Advocate

Shoshana Johnson

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

Gail Harris

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Roya Hakakian

Iranian Poet, Journalist & Author

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

America Ferrera

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Gloria Estefan

Grammy Award-Winning Latin Musician

Ellen DeGeneres

Award-Winning Comedian, TV Host, Actress & LGBTQ Activist

Dominique Dawes

Three-time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate and Gymnastics Academy Owner

Johnnetta Cole

Former Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Kat Carney

Former Health News Anchor, CNN Headline News

Kristal Brent Zook

Investigative Journalist