Ijeoma Oluo

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

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Mitzi Miller

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

Julianne Malveaux

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

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

Zerlina Maxwell

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

Xernona Clayton

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

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Maya L. Harris

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

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

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Staceyann Chin

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

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Christine Michel Carter

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

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Maya Wiley

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Linda Sarsour

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer

Munroe Bergdorf

Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Jamilah Lemieux

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Shoshana Johnson

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

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Deanna Singh

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

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Gloria Ladson-Billings

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

Minnijean Brown Trickey

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Carin Taylor

Chief Diversity Officer at Workday; Consultant and Advisor at RISEQUITY

Lisa Gelobter

Founder & CEO of tEQuitable