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

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

Civil Rights Activist, Sociologist & Author of "Standing in the Gap"; Authority on the Intersectionality of Race, Gender & Class

Award-Winning Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Social Justice & Civil Rights Activist

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights Leader & Podcast Host; Former President of Color Of Change; CEO of Rashad Robinson Advisors

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Author of "America Made Me A Black Man," Winner of the NPR Best Book of 2022

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'

Social Justice Advocate, Community Organizer & TED Speaker; Former Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer at the ACLU

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Singer & Producer; Television & Podcast Host

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor