Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Asiaha Butler

President of Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E)

Jesse Van Tol

CEO at National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Cornelius Swart

Journalist & Filmmaker

Ingrid Gould Ellen

Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning & Faculty Director at the NYU Furman Center

Liz Ogbu

Designer, Social Innovator & Urbanist, Founder of Sutdio O

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Carolina Reid

Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley

Alan Mallach

Author; Senior Fellow at the Center for Community Progress & The National Housing Institute

State Policy and Equitable Revitalization: A Conversation with Alan Mallach

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Dawoud Bey

Photographer & Educator

Barry Jenkins

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Joshua Dodds

DEI Professional & Professor

Chidera Eggerue

Millennial Mastermind, Best-Selling Author & Activist

Bushra Amiwala

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education

Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Felipe Esparza

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor & Podcast Host; Known for "Last Comic Standing"

Dr. Boyce Watkins

Financial Expert & Social Activist

Lia Epperson

Professor at American University's Washington College of Law

Peter Moskowitz

Co-Founder of Study Hall & Author

Nathaniel Smith

Founder & CEO of Partnership for Southern Equity

Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Partner at HR&A Advisors

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

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Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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Geena Rocero

Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud

Geena Rocero Is Writing Her Truth - GLAMOUR Cover Story

Kimberly Bryant

Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

Tamron Hall

Award-Winning Journalist; Former National News Anchor for NBC News; Host of the "Tamron Hall Show"

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Michael Eric Dyson

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

Roland Martin

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

Dr. Bernice King

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