Tarana Burke

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Amanda Nguyen

Civil Rights Activist; 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; CEO & Founder of Rise

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

Let Curiosity Lead | Yara Shahidi | TED

Ayo Tometi

Human Rights Advocate, Strategist, Writer & Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Movement

Yoruba Richen

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Kimberly Bryant

Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Logan Browning

Actress & Singer-Songwriter; Best Known for Her Roles in "Bratz: The Movie" & Netflix's "Dear White People"

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

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

Sandra Fluke

Lawyer, Social Justice Advocate, Women's Health Expert

Natasha Lyonne

Emmy Nominated Actress; Known for "American Pie," "Orange Is the New Black" & "Russian Doll"

Kathy Bates

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Cancer Survivor & Chairperson for the Lymphatic Education & Research Network

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Evan Rachel Wood

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "True Blood," "Thirteen" and "West World"

Colin Firth

Award-Winning Actor Known for "Kingsman" & "Pride and Prejudice;" Environmentalist & Humanitarian

AnnaLynne McCord

Activist & Actress Best Known For "90210"

Taylor Swift

Grammy Award Winning Pop Singer-Songwriter; Called "Most Successful Artist of the 21st Century"

Laura Ling

Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Alicia Silverstone

Actress & Animal Rights Activist

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Laila Ali

Undefeated Four-Time World Champion Boxer & Lifestyle Expert; Heart Disease Awareness Advocate

Nkechi Taifa

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

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Amali Tower

Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees

Q&A: Amali Tower on Climate Migration and 'Evolution Earth'

Rebecca Bender

Sex Trafficking Survivor, Advocate & Author

Jonathan Van Ness

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's "Queer Eye"

Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Amy Ziering

Producer & Documentary Filmmaker; Known for "The Invisible War" and "The Hunting Ground"

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

How Film Changes the Way We See the World | Ava DuVernay | TED