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

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

Entrepreneur, Board Director, Investor, Advisor, Mentor, Author & Public Speaker

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Carin Taylor

Chief Diversity Officer at Workday; Consultant and Advisor at RISEQUITY

Staceyann Chin

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

Fran Hauser

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

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Jasmine Crowe-Houston

Founder & CEO at Goodr Co.

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Jodie Patterson

Activist, Entrepreneur, Author & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Yoruba Richen

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Munroe Bergdorf

Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor

Adaora Udoji

CEO & Founder of outLoud Inc., Angel Investor and Former Award-Winning Journalist

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Marilyn Tam

Leadership Speaker, Bestselling Author, Consultant & Board Certified Corporate Coach; CEO of Marilyn Tam & Co.; Founder and Executive Director of Us Foundation

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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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Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Tracy Chou

Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry; CEO and Founder of Block Party

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Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nicole Yeary

Entrepreneur, Growth Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Ms.Tech

Erin Gruwell

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

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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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