2016 SPEAKER RESULTS
Ashley Judd
Actress, Activist & Humanitarian
Mira Sorvino
Academy Award-Winning Actress & United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking
Viola Davis
Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Temple University Professor, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author
Angela Davis
Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer
Theresa Flores
Human Trafficking Survivor, Best Selling Author, Victim’s Advocate, Consultant & Founder of The SOAP Project
Loretta Ross
Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor
Alezandra Russell
Mother Teresa Award Winner, Anti-Trafficking Expert & Human Rights Activist
Charles Blow
Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"
Amanda Nguyen
2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; CEO & Founder of Rise
Tamika D. Mallory
Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist
Linda Sarsour
Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer
Ijeoma Oluo
Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"
Beverly Tatum
Race Relations Expert, Clinical Psychologist & President Emerita of Spelman College
Shiza Shahid
Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place
Sophia Bush
Actress, Humanitarian & Author
Tim Wise
Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator
Dr. Cornel West
Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate
Hill Harper
Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"
Nikki Giovanni
Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author
