Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

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Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Malcolm London

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

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Bill de la Cruz

Inclusion & Belonging Facilitator; DEI Thought Leader

Dr. Ian Smith

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Shelli Brunswick

CEO & Founder of SB Global; Expert in the Realm of Space Exploration and Innovation

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David C. Banks

President & CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation; Education Reformer & DEI Expert

Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Estela Mara Bensimon

Professor & Co-director, Center for Urban Education at University of Southern California

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Stacey Abrams

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

Kandice Sumner

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

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Lisa Gelobter

Founder & CEO of tEQuitable

Lisa Delpit

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Cheryl Brown Henderson

Founding President of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence & Research

Pedro Noguera

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Carey Lohrenz

First Female F-14 Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy, Team-Building, Leadership & Strategy Expert

John Zogby

Trendspotter & Leading Pollster