Clay Shirky

Expert on New Technology & Social Media, & How They Shape Culture; Professor & Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU

Common

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

Vali Nasr

Academic and Author Specializing in the Middle East and Islamic World, Former Senior Advisor to US Representative to Afghanistan

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

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Laverne Cox | Commencement Speaker 2016 | The New School

Alex Newell

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

Issa Rae

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

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Baratunde Thurston Gets His Own PBS Show (Exclusive) – The ...

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"

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

Parag Khanna

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

Gloria Allred

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Dr. Francis Collins

Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute

Lea DeLaria

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

Neil Blumenthal

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker

Nikki Reed

Actress, Singer-Songwriter & Model; Founder & CEO of Eco-Sustainable Fashion Brand Bayou With Love; Autism & Environmental Advocate