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Syrian-American Muslim Storytelling Activist & Poet

Palestinian Writer and Poet

Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist

Literacy Advocate & Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

Former NBA Player & Poet

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright

Chairman of Kurzweil Technologies, Inventor & Futurist; Author of "How to Create a Mind"

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

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

National Geographic Writer, Renowned Explorer & Author of "Blue Zones"

Poet, Musician & Social Educator

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Playwright & Novelist

Award-Winning Author & Poet; Founder of Cedar Tree