Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Social Justice & Impact Leader, Activist, Educator, Writer & MSNBC Contributor

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Simran Jeet Singh

Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at The Aspen Institute; Professor, Writer & Activist

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Blair Imani

Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Sara Minkara

Founder & CEO of Empowerment Through Integration

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Kwame Onwuachi

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef"

Tim Story

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Brittney Cooper

Feminist Scholar & Author of "Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women"

Kim Katrin Milan

Writer, Educator, Artist, Women and LGBT Advocate

Gyasi Ross

Native Author, Speaker, Storyteller

Carrie Mae Weems

American Artist in Text, Fabric, Audio, Digital Images & Installation Video

Yusef Salaam

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

Stella Damasus

Nigerian Actress, Singer, Radio & TV Host

Ayo Tometi

Human Rights Advocate, Strategist, Writer & Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Movement

DeRay Mckesson

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