• Bestselling author of White Rage & One Person, No Vote

• Human and civil rights advocate

• Expert on African American history & 20th century politics

• Author of four critically-acclaimed novels & A More Perfect Reunion (2020)

• Multicultural, multigenerational, global musician with over 1 billion views 

• Overcame homelessness to become a world-inspiring superstar

• Songwriter, musician, author, and inspiring speaker on resilience, diversity, and authenticity

• Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Correspondent at the Independent

• Author of We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

• Founder & CEO of Girls in Tech

• Author of Tech Boss Lady

• Founder of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

• President of Emerge 

• Award-winning sex educator & healthy relationships advocate for the #MeToo & #TimesUp era

• Immigration and asylum reform thought-leader and activist

• Founder of nonprofit Casa de Paz

• Washington Post Columnist & senior advisor for New America’s flagship US@250 initiative

• Author of When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America

• Retired U.S. Navy Commander

• Former Editor-in-Chief of Parade magazine

• Bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries & The Genius of Women

• Creator of the social justice oriented service-learning program “Books Behind Bars”

• Educational innovator at the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence

• Founder of the Moving Up Media Lab & Host of the PBS podcast, Attribution

• Author of the best-seller, Three Little Engines

• Expert on social mobility and the American Dream

• From homelessness to H.S. valedictorian to full ride at Georgetown

• Founder and CEO of Pain Into PURPOSE, a Black Woman Owned Business that helps to motivate others

• Senior Editor at The Atlantic

• Host of the podcasts, Floodlines and Holy Week

• Journalist & co-founder of Memory Well

• Author of Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works

• Human Rights Activist, Community Organizer, and Author

• Motivational speaker on inclusive leadership & the mindset for success

• Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution

• Author of Dream Hoarders and Of Boys and Men

• Musician with a message: Dream in 3D

• Award-winning journalist & author of This Is All I Got

• Worldwide leading expert on veganism and coveted speaker on body positivity and social justice issues

• Author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough and The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan

• "Life Leadership" expert specializing in mindset, intention, and resilience

• Featured by the White House, World Economic Forum, Harvard, Stanford, Forbes, and Thrive Global

• Award-winning cancer survivor and patient advocate

• Alum of MIT, Harvard Business School, Bain & Co, and Silicon Valley startups

• Author of Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages 

• Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion for NASCAR

• Prize-winning author of The Newcomers, Soldier Girls, & Just Like Us

• Speaks with compassion about the journeys of refugees who have been invited to resettle in the US

• Associate Professor of Psychology, NYU

• Author, Jerks at Work

• Broadway's longest-running 'Lion King' shares his secret to fulfillment & joy in everyday work & life