Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Azure Antoinette

CEO, Commissioned Poet & Author, Millennial Advocate

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough”

Creating the Breakthrough

Sheryl Swoopes

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Mariane Pearl

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl

Nell Irvin Painter

Award-winning scholar and writer

Serena Williams

Iconic Professional Tennis Player & Olympic Gold Medalist; Activist, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

How Film Changes the Way We See the World | Ava DuVernay | TED

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Amy DuBois Barnett

Chief Content Officer, theGrio.com & EVP Digital, Entertainment Studios

Cheryl Brown Henderson

Founding President of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence & Research

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Carmen Wong Ulrich

Personal Finance Expert

Lizzie Velasquez

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Tiffany Shlain

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Simon Doonan

Author, SLATE columnist Creative Ambassador for Barneys New York

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Scott Aughenbaugh

Strategic Engagement Director at the National Security Innovation Network

George Foreman

World Boxing Champion & Entrepreneur

Erick Olson

Corporate Comedian & Magician

Al Pacino

Award-Winning Actor Known for "The Godfather"

Tribute to Al Pacino | AFI Life Achievement

Dr. Chap Clark

Author of "Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers"; Former Professor Youth, Family, & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary

Taryn Southern

Award-Winning Artificial Intelligence Artist, Storyteller & Technology Futurist

The Future: Taryn talks AI, Crypto, VR, Robotics, and more ...

Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe

Inspirational Speaker, Author, Blogger & Patient Rights Advocate

Johnny Cupcakes

CEO of Johnny Cupcakes, Award Winning Entrepreneur & Brand Hysteria Expert