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Former Co-Host of "The View", Social Justice & Heart Disease Advocate

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Grammy-Winning Country Legend

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New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

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Erin Gruwell

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

Nelson George

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Dominique Dawes

Three-time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate and Gymnastics Academy Owner

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

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Director of Urban Marketing for Virgin Records.

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

Amy DuBois Barnett

Chief Content Officer, theGrio.com & EVP Digital, Entertainment Studios

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

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And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self