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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"

Iranian Visual Artist; Focuses on Social, Cultural & Religious Codes of Muslim Societies

Feminist, Social Critic & Program Chair at The New Institute; Author of "Can Feminism Be African?" & "Sensuous Knowledge"; Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

Prison Reform Activist, Executive Director of A New Way of Life & Author of "Becoming Ms. Burton"

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

Actress, Model & Activist for Greater Disability Representation in the Entertainment Industry

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Syrian-American Muslim Storytelling Activist, TEDx Speaker & Slam Poet

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director & Humanitarian

Editorial Director of National Geographic Partners & Editor in Chief of National Geographic Magazine

Award-Winning Poet, Author, Activist & Leader of Contemporary US Feminism

Photographer, Educator & Author; Producer & Host, "After Action"; Retired Veteran & Warriors Game Gold Medalist

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Bestselling Author & Founder of the Misty Copeland Foundation

Journalist & Bestselling Author

Mixed-Media Painter & Installation Artist

Award-Winning Photographer for National Geographic, Founder of Ripple Effect Images & Founding Member of The International League of Conservation Photographers

Expert on Terrorism, Safety, & Security; Author

Award-Winning Motivational Speaker on Maximizing your Personal & Professional Potential; Media Personality, Bestselling Author of "An Attitude of Excellence"

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

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Author & Activist; Chicano Art Collector; Best Known for "Cheech & Chong"