Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Author, Speaker & Founder of African American Images

Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success

Richard Rothstein

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Alex Newell

Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"

Roland Martin

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

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

The "crime" of living while Black | Baratunde Thurston

Ice-T

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

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

Pharrell Williams

Singer-Songwriter, Producer & Entrepreneur; Known for the Hit Single, "Happy"

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

Abby Wambach

6-Time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA Women's World Cup Champion; Pay Equity & LGBTQ Rights Activist

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Lea DeLaria

First Openly Gay Comic to Break the Late-Night Talk-Show Barrier; "Big Boo" on "Orange Is the New Black"

Lea's Book of Rules for the World

Neil Blumenthal

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Columnist for The New York Times & Co-Anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box

Lisa Kristine

Fine Art Photographer Specializing in Indigenous Peoples & Cause Related Photography

Zainab Salbi

Founder of Women for Women International, Bestselling Author and TV Host