LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Renee Montgomery

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Actress & Singer; Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate

Stacey Abrams

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

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Intersectionality matters: Aisha Fukushima at TEDxWhitmanCollege

Alex Newell

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

Raj Patel

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

Alexis Ohanian

Co-Founder of Initialized Capital & Co-Founder of Reddit; Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist & Bestselling Author

Alexis Ohanian Carthage College Commencement Address 2014

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Janice Howroyd

Founder & CEO of The ActOne Group; The First African American Woman to Own a $1 Billion Brand

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Ally Love

Host, Model, Dancer & Peloton Instructor

Ice-T

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

Tan France

Fashion Designer & TV Personality Known for Netflix's "Queer Eye"

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

Michael Twitty Teaches Tracing Your Roots Through Food

Gus Kenworthy

Professional Skier, Olympic Medalist, Activist, Influencer & Actor

Adora Svitak

Author, Speaker, Youth Advocate & Child Welfare Professional

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philantropist

Jackie Biskupski

Democratic Politician; Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate