Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Sonia Sanchez - "Belly, Buttocks, and Straight Spines"

Kevin Powell

Writer, Humanitarian, President of BK Nation

Sean Astin

Actor, Director, Voice Artist & Producer Known For "Lord of the Rings"

Holly Robinson Peete

TV Personality & Autism Advocate

Esmeralda Santiago

Award-Winning Author & Documentary Filmmaker

Andrea Mitchell

Award-Winning Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent at NBC & Host of "Andrea Mitchell Reports"

Matthew Weiner

Creator & Executive Producer of "Mad Men" &"The Sopranos"

‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner to Develop Mystery Dramedy at FX

Stacy London

Stylist, Author, Magazine Editor, Known for her role as Co-Host of TLC's "What Not to Wear"

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Award-Winning Author & Poet; Founder of Cedar Tree

Jonah Lehrer

Neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author of "Imagine: How Creativity Works"

Matthew Quick

Bestselling Author Known For "The Silver Linings Playbook"

Ed Westwick

Star of "Gossip Girl" and "Wicked City"

Philip Yancey

Christian Author

Edwin Schlossberg

President & Principal Designer, ESI Design

Jayne Anne Phillips

Bestselling Novelist and Short Story Writer

Derald Wing Sue

Professor & Author

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Former President of the National Women's Studies Association; Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College

Natalie Zemon Davis

American-Canadian Historian

Zach Weinersmith

Comic Artist; Author and Illustrator of the Webcomic "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal"