Janet Mock

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

Tania Israel

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

Wes Parham

Author of "Haterology;" Higher Education Professional & Organizational Consultant at WEEW Consulting

Kiara Butler

CEO & Founder of Diversity Talks, Social Entrepreneur & Innovator

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Award-Winning Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University

Tiffany Jewell

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

Ruth King

Author, Educator, Former Development Consultant to Intel & Levi Strauss

Enid Lee

Anti-Racist Professional Development Specialist, Leadership Coach, Writer

Michelle Kuo

Teacher, Lawyer, Writer & Passionate Advocate of Prison Education

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Bill Ayers

Professor & Education Theorist; Co-Founder & Radical Activist w/ the Weather Underground

Stacey Abrams

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

Nick Turner

President of Vera Institute of Justice

Tim Wise

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

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Spike Lee

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Caleb Gayle

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

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Tara Yosso

Professor at UC Riverside, Critical Race Theory & Media Literacy Expert; Known for Her Community Cultural Wealth Framework

Damian Pelliccione

CEO and Co-Founder of Revry, the world’s first LGBTQ Global Content Streaming Network

Gholdy Muhammad

Award-Winning Education Expert & Author of "Cultivating Genius"

Nkechi Taifa

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

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Dr. David J. Luke

Author, Sociologist & DEI Advocate

Bill de la Cruz

Inclusion & Belonging Facilitator; DEI Thought Leader

Edith Treviño

Bilingual & ESL Educator; Storyteller & Author

Ric S. Sheffield

Author on Gender, Race & Ethnicity; Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon College

Keira Shae

Best-Selling Author & Poet

Tanisha C. Ford

Author, Cultural Critic and Professor of Africana Studies & History