Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Clayborne Carson

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

Julianne Malveaux

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

Victoria Rowell

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

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

Randall Robinson

Social Justice Advocate & Best-Selling Author

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Ernest Green

Member of the "Little Rock Nine" / Consultant

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Helen Zia

Award-Winning Journalist, Author & Activist for Asian American and LGBTQ Rights

Angela E. Oh

Mediator, Conflict Resolution Consultant, Attorney & Civil Rights Activist

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Rosa Clemente

Community Organizer, Journalist, Political Activist, President & Founder of Know Thy Self Productions

Mohammed Bilal

Poet, Musician & Social Educator

Suzan Shown Harjo

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo

Diane Nash

Civil Rights & Peace Activist

Jalen Rose

Former ESPN Analyst & NBA Player

Raj Patel

Award-Winning Writer, Food Politics Activist, Filmmaker & Academic

Tony Brown

Tony Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Urban America Television Network (UATV) which has about 30 million viewers.

Dr. Boyce Watkins

Financial Expert & Social Activist

Lesra Martin

Attorney / Literacy Advocate

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100