Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Raj Patel

Award-Winning Writer, Food Politics Activist, Filmmaker & Academic

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Rose McGowan

Writer, Actor, Director, Entrepreneur and Whistle-Blower

An Phung

Multimedia Journalist

Gary Hirshberg

Co-Founder & Chief Organic Optimist of Stonyfield Farm

Kenneth Roth

Executive Director at Human Rights Watch

Lori La Bey

Founder of Alzheimer's Speaks; Shifting Dementia Care Culture from Crisis to Comfort; Co-Founder of Dementia Map Global Resource Directory

Jeffrey Israel

Author & Jewish Studies Professor at Williams College

Neil Giuliano

Gay Rights Activist & President and CEO of Greater Pheonix Leadership

Nadine Strossen

Professor of Law; President, American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008)

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Roxy Azari

Spoken Word Artist, Slam Poet & Social Justice Activist

Marc Kielburger

Co-Founder of the WE Organization, Social Entrepreneur, Humanitarian & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Award-Winning Scholar, Educator & Human Rights Activist; Faculty Member at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and John F. Kennedy School of Government

Reckoning with History: Unfinished Stories of American Freedom

Peter Rojas

Co-founder of Gizmodo and of Engadget