Minna Salami

Writer, Lecturer, Feminist, Gender Equality Activist & Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Damon Young

Co-Founder of Very Smart Brothas & Author of "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker"

Morgan Jerkins​

Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Elaine Welteroth

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

Annette Gordon-Reed

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

Iyanla Vanzant

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Alaina E. Roberts

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Valerie Wilson Wesley

Award Winning Mystery & Romance Author

Nicole Lynn

President of Football Operations at Klutch Sports Group; Author, Agent & Attorney

Amanda Gorman

Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the U.S.

Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Samantha Irby

Essayist and New York Times Best Selling Author

Quietly Hostile: Essays

Kwame Alexander

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

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Terry McMillan

New York Times Best-Selling Author Known for "Waiting to Exhale" & "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

Amanda Seales

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

Julianne Malveaux

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

Donna Brazile

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

Enuma Okoro

Nigerian-American Author and Lecturer; Columnist, Financial Times; Global Citizen

Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent

Amalaonye Josephine Kachikwu

CEO of GIA Media Services, Greatness Coach & Brand Strategist; Award-Winning Author of "Ultimate Journey to Greatness"

Nkechi Taifa

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

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Lindsey Granger

Journalist, Writer & Producer

Dara Reneé

Actress & Musician Best Known for her Role in 'High School Musical: The Musical - The Series"

Bola Sokunbi

Bestselling Author, Finance Expert, Founder & CEO of Clever Girl Finance

Randi Pink

Advocate & Author Known for "Angel of Greenwood"

Keisha N. Blain

Award-Winning Historian & Writer