Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Joan Lunden

Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Advocate

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Dr. Kristen Lee

Award-Winning Behavioral Science Expert, Clinician & Comedian; Author of "Worth the Risk;" 2022 Next Big Idea Club Nominee & Nautilus Book Award Winner

Jennifer Thomas

Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker on Apology Languages and The Five Love Languages, Psychologist & TEDx Presenter

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

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

Eric Boles

President of The Game Changers Inc.; Authority on Teamwork, Leadership & Personal Development

Todd Buchholz

Former White House Director of Economic Policy & Managing Director of the $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund

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Sara Minkara

Founder & CEO of Empowerment Through Integration

Kira Banks

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Pam Tebow

Mother of Tim Tebow, Faith-Based & Pro-Life Speaker

Paul Orfalea

Founder of Kinko's

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Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Aarti Sequeira

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist & Food Personality

Minnijean Brown Trickey

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Crystal Martin

Software Developer & Consultant at Slalom; Advocate for Diversity in Tech & Business

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Anil Gupta

Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets

Jeff Jarvis

Leader in the Development of Online News & Blogging; Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY

Rachel Simmons

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

Dr. Syra Madad

Nationally Recognized Leader in Public Health & Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist

Tommie Smith

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

Damaris Phillips

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Janine di Giovanni

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Raven Baxter

Founder of STEMbassy, Science Communicator & Molecular Biologist Known as "Raven the Science Maven"

Zaretta Hammond

Teacher Educator & Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

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John Gray

Christian Comedian, Pastor & Author; Star of "The Book of John Gray"