Deanna Van Buren

Design Director & Co-Founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Amber Goodwin

Founding Director of the Community Justice Reform Coalition

Yance Ford

Award-Winning Director & Producer

Danielle Lee

Research Biologist, Blogger & Outreach Scientist

Zakiyyah Myers

Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer at Innclusive

Stacey Abrams

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

Patrice A. Harris

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Jamira Burley

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

Abby Dobson

Sonic Conceptual Artist, Activist & Scholar

Kim Katrin Milan

Writer, Educator, Artist, Women and LGBT Advocate

Ava DuVernay

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

Franchesca Ramsey

Comedian, Activist, Television & YouTube Personality

Dr. Yaba Blay

Author, Professor & Producer; Leading Voice on Colorism and Global Skin Color Politics

Candice Morgan

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner at Google Ventures

Shonda Rhimes

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Tamron Hall

Award-Winning Journalist; Former National News Anchor for NBC News; Host of the "Tamron Hall Show"

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

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Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

Amanda Seales

Comedian, Media Personality & Thought Leader Known for HBO's "Insecure," "I Be Knowin" & "Smart Funny & Black"; Author & Podcast Host, "Small Doses"; Anti-Smoking Activist

Tracy Brown

Diversity Trends Expert & Author; Known for "Breaking the Barrier Bias"

Luchina Fisher

Award-Winning & Emmy-Nominated Director, Producer & Writer

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Kassie M. Edwards

Sexual Assault Victim Advocate & Board Member of DC Rape Crisis Center

Aisha Dean

CEO of STATIS ASSOCIATES and Great-Goddaughter of Rosa Parks

Byron D. Brooks, M.A.

Transformational Speaker, Anti-Racist Activist, Educator & Chief Hood Officer of Hood Black & Educated Consulting Group