Aaron Samuels

Co-Founder & COO of Blavity

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Morgan Jerkins​

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

Roxy Azari

Spoken Word Artist, Slam Poet & Social Justice Activist

Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Azure Antoinette

CEO, Commissioned Poet & Author, Millennial Advocate

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Baratunde In Media

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Amanda Seales

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

Daymond John

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

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Chardelle Moore

Founder & CEO of Motivational Moore, Award-Winning Multidisciplinary Artist, Storyteller, Television Anchor, Poet

Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Alok Vaid-Menon

Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Dexter R. Voisin

Top 2% of Global Experts on Violence & Wellness; Psychotherapist; Author; Dean & Professor at Case Western Reserve University

The Relationship Between Violence Syndemics and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African Ame...

Justin Phillip Reed

National Book Award Longlisted Poet

Diamond Stingily

Artist Focused on Racial and Feminine Identities

Alexandra Elle

Author & Wellness Consultant

Kim Fu

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Cleo Wade

Artist, Poet & Author

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

Yusef Salaam

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

DeRay Mckesson

Civil Rights Activist Focusing on Innovation, Equity & Justice; Host of "Pod Save The People"