Jodie Patterson

Activist, Entrepreneur, Author & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Ayo Tometi

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

Nzinga Shaw

President of TurnkeyZRG; Former Global Chief of Diversity and Inclusion at Starbucks & The Atlanta Hawks

Abby Phillip

Host of Inside Politics Sunday with Abby Phillip; CNN's Senior Political Correspondent

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Simone Biles

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games

Dr. Monica F. Cox

Professor & Chair of the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State University; CEO of STEMinent LLC

Ava DuVernay

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

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Stacy Brown-Philpot

Fortune 100 Board Director, Investor & Advisor; Former CEO of TaskRabbit

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Nicole Yeary

Entrepreneur, Growth Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Ms.Tech

Gloria Allred

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

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Robin Givens

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

Erin Brockovich

Consumer Advocate, Author, TV Host & Environmental Activist

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Aditi Mayer

Keynote Speaker on Sustainability, Fashion, Environment & Social Justice

Nkechi Taifa

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

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Alaina E. Roberts

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

Bethaney Wilkinson

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

Tiffany Aliche

Author & Award-Winning Teacher of Financial Education known as “The Budgetnista"

Dwinita Mosby Tyler

Equity Advocate, TED Speaker & Author

Keisha N. Blain

Award-Winning Historian & Writer

Kira Banks

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Valeisha Butterfield-Jones

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at The Recording Academy

Lauren Simmons

Youngest Member of the New York Stock Exchange & Second African American Female Trader; POLITICO’s 2018 Woman of the Year

Candi Castleberry-Singleton

Founder of the Dignity & Respect Campaign