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Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

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

Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

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

Internationally Recognized Voices for Quality Education and Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You;" Coach of Ice-Cube's BIG3 Basketball League

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Activist & Philanthropist

Brown STEM Girl Founder; Youngest Person of Color Accepted into Medical School & Youngest NASA Intern

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

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

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

President & Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation