Tony Plana

Actor & Director Known for "Ugly Betty;" Supporter of Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Advocate for Alzheimer's Disease

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Actress, Choreographer, Activist & Former Co-Host of "The View"

Brad Meltzer

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

Shoshana Johnson

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

Laura Ingraham

Political Commentator, Television Host & Journalist

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Catherine Crier

Acclaimed Author, Former Judge, Award-Winning Journalist & Television Broadcaster

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Janet Mock

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

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Attorney, TV Commentator & Latina Advocate

John Wood

Founder & Board Co-Chair of Room to Read; Former Microsoft Marketing Executive

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Sarah Culberson

Princess of Sierra Leone, Humanitarian, Educator & Author of "A Princess Found"; Keynote Speaker on Empowerment, Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion.

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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Maryland's 1st Female Lt. Governor

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"

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Patricia Russell McCloud

Leading Business Motivator

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Ellen DeGeneres

Award-Winning Comedian, TV Host, Actress & LGBTQ Activist

Pearl Cleage

Playwright & Novelist

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Andie MacDowell

Film Actress

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Jalen Rose

Former ESPN Analyst & NBA Player

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Dr. Crystal Kuykendall

Education, Leadership & Public Service Expert; Former Director of National Alliance of Black School Educators

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