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

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"

Spike Lee

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Daymond John

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

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

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Angela Davis

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Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

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

Lisa Leslie

WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You;" Coach of Ice-Cube's BIG3 Basketball League

Dr. Bernice King

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

Donna Brazile

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

Ice-T

Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Judy Smith

America's Premier Crisis Management Expert; Inspiration for ABC's "Scandal"

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Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Elaine Welteroth

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

Clarence B. Jones

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.

Susan Rice

Domestic Policy Advisor (2021-2023); U.S. National Security Advisor (2013-2017); and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)

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Clayborne Carson

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Julianne Malveaux

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

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Karamo

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Ijeoma Oluo

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

Billy Porter

Broadway Theater Performer, Actor & Singer

DeRay Mckesson

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