Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Julianne Malveaux

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

Jalen Rose

Former ESPN Analyst & NBA Player

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Clayborne Carson

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

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"

Zerlina Maxwell

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

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

How to Future Proof Your Career | Tammy Franklin & Ellen McGirt

Maya L. Harris

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

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

Butterscotch

Vocal Percussionist Who Defies Gender & Other Social Constructs

Logan Browning

Actress & Singer-Songwriter; Best Known for Her Roles in "Bratz: The Movie" & Netflix's "Dear White People"

Isaiah Washington

NAACP Image and SAG Award Winning Actor and Activist, Best Known as "Dr. Burke" On "Grey's Anatomy"

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Nelson George

Author / Filmmaker

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

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

Ellis Cose

Award-Winning Journalist & Author

Keith Beauchamp

Emmy-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker

Kylar Broadus

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

dream hampton

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

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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Al Letson

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright