Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

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Amy Goodman

Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now!

Maria Echaveste

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel

Global Leadership, Change, Motivation Expert; Author of A New Breed of Leader & CEO of Bethel Leadership Institute

Shawn Johnson East

Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics, "Dancing with the Stars" Winner & Best-Selling Author

Gail Evans

Former CNN Executive & Best-Selling Author; Diversity Expert

Sally Jenkins

Award-Winning Sports Columnist for the Washington Post; New York Times Bestselling Author of Twelve Books, Including 'The Right Call'

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Betty DeGeneres

Mother of Ellen DeGeneres; Advocate for LGBT Civil Rights and Breast Cancer Survivor

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch

U.S. Army Veteran & Author

Farai Chideya

Multimedia Journalist & Commentator

Jane Buckingham

Founder & President of Trendera, Author

Robyn Benincasa

World Champion Adventure Racer & Best-Selling Author

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Judy Collins

Legendary Folk Singer & Activist