Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

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NYT Bestselling Author & Integrative Wellness Coach

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Anna Holmes

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Tasha Cobbs

Atlanta-Based Worship Leader and Musician

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Rachel Bloom

Comedian, Actress & Writer; Star of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

Patricia Polacco

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Emma Watson

Actress, Model & Activist; UN Women Goodwill Ambassador; Co-Founder of the HeForShe Campaign

Abiola Abrams

Author, Self Esteem Coach & Advice Columnist

Christina Tosi

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Khalida Brohi

Indigenous Entrepreneur, Author, Storyteller & Women's Empowerment Speaker

Kylie Minogue

Grammy Award-Winning Australian Singer Known as the "Princess of Pop"; Breast Cancer Survivor

Elizabeth Nabel

Cardiologist & Chief Strategy Officer at ModeX Therapeutics; Former President of Brigham Health & Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Tamela Mann

Actress and Gospel Singer Known for her Role as Cora in Tyler Perry's Plays, Including "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"

Jessica Albers

Miss South Dakota USA 2013, Executive of operations for Countryside Stores

Dr. Crystal Kuykendall

Education, Leadership & Public Service Expert; Former Director of National Alliance of Black School Educators

Porochista Khakpour

Author of "The Last Illusion"

Rita Young Allen

Award-winning Soloist, Teacher