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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Dr. Bernice King

Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ruth King

Author, Educator, Former Development Consultant to Intel & Levi Strauss

Dr. Joyce Ladner

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

Tarana Burke

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Beverly Tatum

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

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Michael Eric Dyson

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Nkechi Taifa

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

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Spirit Tawfiq

Antiracism Educator & Founder of Roots of the Spirit

Leo Terrell

Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place: The Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You"

Enid Lee

Anti-Racist Professional Development Specialist, Leadership Coach, Writer

LeRon L. Barton

Writer, Artist, Author of "All We Really Need Is Love"

Straight Dope: A 360 Degree Look Into American Drug Culture

Emmanuel Acho

Fox Sports Analyst, Co-Host & Producer

Maya Wiley

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Brittany Packnett Cunningham

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

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Fred D. Gray

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Stephen A. Smith

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

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Dr. LaTanya White

Racial Equity Strategist, Founder of Concept Creative Group & TEDx Speaker

Joshua Dodds

DEI Professional & Professor