Erin Gruwell

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

Shannon Miller

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Shoshana Johnson

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

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Gail Harris

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Marlen Esparza

Professional Boxer, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist & World Champion

Dr. Brenda Combs, Ed.D.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Sanya Richards-Ross

Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Sprinter; TV Personality & Entrepreneur

Julianne Malveaux

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

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Dave Dravecky

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

Shawn Harper

Former NFL Football Player, Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Jim Morris

Known for His Brief MLB Career & Subject of Disney's "The Rookie"

Judge Glenda Hatchett

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

Roger Crawford

Hall of Fame Athlete; First & Only US Professional Tennis Association Athlete with a Severe Disability

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Kristie Kennedy

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

Gloria Ladson-Billings

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

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Coach Ken Carter

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

A'Lelia Bundles

Author of Best-Selling Biography ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Robyn Benincasa

World Champion Adventure Racer & Best-Selling Author

Jim Abbott

Former One-Handed Major League Baseball Pitcher

Haley Carolyn Taylor Schlitz

Youth Advocate, Lawyer, Author & Advocate For Education Equity

Maia Chaka

The NFL's First Black Female Official

Jamira Burley

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

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu