Kylar Broadus

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

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Yoruba Richen

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

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Janaya Khan

International Ambassador for the Black Lives Matter Network & Co-Founder of the Canada Chapter; Social Justice Activist

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Staceyann Chin

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

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Black/Trans/Queer Poet & Educator

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Diamond Stylz

Activist, Podcaster & Executive Director of Black Transwomen Inc.

Dominick Evans

Filmmaker, Consultant on Disability & LGBTQIA Representation in Hollywood/Video Games, FilmDis Founder, Twitch Streamer

Dwinita Mosby Tyler

Equity Advocate, TED Speaker & Author

Annemarie Shrouder

Author of "Being Brown in a Black and White World," DEI Facilitator & International Consultant

Samy Nour Younes Figaredo

Transgender Activist, Actor & TED Resident

Aisha Fukushima

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

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Raquel Willis

Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Activist; Executive Editor of "Out" & Former National Organizer for Transgender Law Center

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

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Munroe Bergdorf

Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor

Tiq Milan

Transgender Activist, Writer & National Spokesperson for GLAAD

Rashad Robinson

President of Color Of Change, Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive

LZ Granderson

CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights

Malcolm London

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

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Darren Walker

President of the Ford Foundation; Chair of the US Alliance on Impact Investing

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Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Transqueer Activist, Lantinx Scholar & Public Theologian

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Charity Blackwell

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Practitioner, Spoken Word Artist & Host/Emcee

Trish Millines Dziko

Former Microsoft Programmer; Co-Founder & Executive Director of Technology Access Foundation

Channing Gerard Joseph

Queer Culture Historian; 2022 TED Global Visionary; Award-Winning Journalist & Writer

Mariah Moore

Activist, Co-Director of House of Tulip & National Organizer with the Transgender Law Center