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Doctor, Advocate & Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Associate Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

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

America's First African-American, Female Transplant Surgeon

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture & Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Physician, Medical Correspondent, Health Equity Advocate & TEDx Speaker

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Expert on Race, Immigration & Mass Incarceration; Professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning at UCLA

Triple Board-Certified Physician, Healthcare Innovation Consultant & Host of "The Prospective Doctor" Podcast

Civil Rights Movement Leader, Minister, Educator, and Lecturer

Founder & CEO of Wellness For the Culture Organization; Workshop Facilitator; Author

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation