Dr. Deborah Tannen

Relationship & Communication Expert

Erika Hayes James

Dean, Wharton School of Business; First Black Woman to Lead a Top MBA Program; Expert on Organizational Psychology & Executive Leadership

Dr. Erika James talks becoming Wharton School's dean

Adora Svitak

Author, Speaker, Youth Advocate & Child Welfare Professional

Freeman Hrabowski

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Clifton L. Taulbert

Author, Business Consultant, & Speaker; Best Known for "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored"

Dr. Ian Smith

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Sonia Nazario

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

Julianne Malveaux

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

Sara Lawrence Lightfoot

Sociologist, Educator & Author

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Jennifer James

Cultural Anthropologist & Expert on Change

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Stedman Graham

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

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author; President & CEO of UbuntuGlobal

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Alena Analeigh

Brown STEM Girl Founder; Youngest Person of Color Accepted into Medical School & Youngest NASA Intern

Shelli Brunswick

CEO & Founder of SB Global; Expert in the Realm of Space Exploration and Innovation

Shades of Blue Airline Symposium - Shelli Brunswick

David C. Banks

President & CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation; Education Reformer & DEI Expert

Raven Baxter

Founder of STEMbassy, Science Communicator & Molecular Biologist Known as "Raven the Science Maven"

Dr. Adolph Brown

Educator, Businessman & Author

Tiffany Jewell

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Deanna Singh

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

Nicole Lynn

President of Football Operations at Klutch Sports Group; Author, Agent & Attorney

Angel Rich

Founder & CEO of The Wealth Factory

Eve Ewing

Sociologist of Education & Assistant Professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago