Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Michael Eric Dyson

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Hadija Haruna-Oelker

German Journalist, Radio News Presenter & Political Scientist

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Caleb Gayle

Award-Winning Journalist, Writer, & Author of "We Refuse To Forget"; Professor at Northeastern University

What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

Elie Mystal

Justice Correspondent, Attorney, Writer & Political Commentator

Stacey Abrams

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

Elaine Welteroth

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue

Gary Younge

Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester; Author, Broadcaster & Former Editor-at-Large for The Guardian

“Retro, vicious racism is just under the skin” - Gary Younge - YouTube

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Marcus Reeves

Cultural Critic, Digital Content Producer at BET.COM, Author of "Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power"

Wesley Lowery

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter & Author of "They Can't Kill Us All"

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

How to Future Proof Your Career | Tammy Franklin & Ellen McGirt

Roland Martin

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

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Van Jones

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

Kimberla Lawson Roby

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Speaker

Randi Pink

Advocate & Author Known for "Angel of Greenwood"

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist

Mikki Kendall

NYT Bestselling Author of "Hood Feminism", Diversity Consultant & Writer

Tiffany Jewell

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

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Award-Winning Author of "Ghost Boys"

Deanna Singh

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

Layla Saad

Author, Speaker & Teacher on the Topics of Race, Identity, Leadership, Personal Transformation & Social Change

Jesse Holland

Award-Winning Journalist on Race, Ethnicity, Demographics & Afro-futurism