Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Roland Martin

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Tavis Smiley

Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Van Jones

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

Robin Quivers

Radio Personality; Author; Actress; News Anchor & Co-Host of "The Howard Stern Show"

Janet Mock

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

Montel Williams

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

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Spike Lee

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Dr. Bernice King

Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Erin Brockovich

Consumer Advocate, Author, TV Host & Environmental Activist

Xernona Clayton

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Megan Kamerick

Immediate past president, Journalism & Women Symposium, producer on New Mexico PBS, independent radio producer.

Fred D. Gray

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jason Collins

First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Lisa Ling

Award-Winning Journalist & Producer for CBS News

Hill Harper

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