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Writer, Lecturer, Feminist, Gender Equality Activist & Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

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Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Alaina E. Roberts

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Known for "Waiting to Exhale" & "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

Julianne Malveaux

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

Donna Brazile

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

Amalaonye Josephine Kachikwu

CEO of GIA Media Services, Greatness Coach & Brand Strategist; Award-Winning Author of "Ultimate Journey to Greatness"

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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Dara Reneé

Actress & Musician Best Known for her Role in 'High School Musical: The Musical - The Series"

Bola Sokunbi

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Keisha N. Blain

Award-Winning Historian & Writer

Deanna Singh

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Michelle Duster

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

Susan Goldberg

Editorial Director of National Geographic Partners & Editor in Chief of National Geographic Magazine

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

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Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Civil Rights Activist

Rita Dove

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

Trish Millines Dziko

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

Melissa L. Cooper

Professor of History at Rutgers University–Newark; Author of "Making Gullah" & African American History Expert

Shanita Hubbard

Professor, Advocate, Mother & Author of "Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For The Well-Being of Black Women"

Afrika Afeni Mills

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

Haley Carolyn Taylor Schlitz

Youth Advocate, Lawyer, Author & Advocate For Education Equity