Authors

Linda Fairstein, former prosecutor and best-selling crime novelist.

Lola D. Gillebaard was born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. A premature birth left her with with poor motor control.

An award-­winning author, speaker, consultant, and television host.

Lejuan James is a social media phenomenon with more than 2.1 million followers on Instagram.

A powerful and inspirational speaker, writer and singer, Rev. Lydia Istomina is a force to contend with.

LYNDA OBST (Producer) is one of the most prolific female producers, authors and commentators in the film industry.

At barely five feet tall, Vazquez brings a larger than life presence to everything she does -- her upbeat personality.

During her 25-year career of producing television, Lorie Conway has been the recipient of many national awards.

Lisa Niemi Swayze has spent decades in the film industry, both in front of and behind the cameras.

Lisa Oz is a writer, producer and entrepreneur. She was born in Philadelphia, PA.

Bloom founded and owns a prominent twelve-attorney civil rights law firm.

Lisa Phillips helps African American Professionals build profitable rental property portfolios.

TotaLee Awesome, is the phrase that best describes the magnitude of Lee Haney.

As one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business

As a keynote speaker Loren Weisman delivers down to earth talks, fun presentations and humorous lectures with an audience.

Lalita Tademy's own journey is a remarkable one. Before writing Cane River she was one of the country's most promising young executives.

Lorna Simpson is a photographer and visual artist whose work focuses primarily on race and sexuality.

Acclaimed Food Network celebrity chef and bestselling author, Chef Lynn Crawford has over 25 years of culinary experience.

Lawrence Hill is the son of American immigrants — a black father and a white mother.

Lidia Bastianich is an Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows since…

From Ferguson to New York, and from Germany and South Africa to Australia and Brazil.

Layla is the author of the ground-breaking book, "Me and White Surpremacy", and the host of Good Ancestor podcast.

Lerato "Lee" Mokobe is a slam poet who explores social injustice and gender identity issues.

Born in Baltimore City, Leslie Gray Streeter is a University of Maryland College Park graduate.

Leo Terrell is a renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place.

Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute.

Chef Ludo Lefebvre is one of the most influential chefs in Los Angeles dining, pioneering and revolutionizing the culinary industry.

A relentless transformational leader who navigated shifting economic and marketplace realities to reinvent IBM, Lou Gerstner personifies today's global corporate leader: visionary, strategic, determined and intensely focused.

Formerly homeless, Liz Murray transformed her life of despair into an inspiring journey of determination, hope and hard-won success.

Poet Maya Angelou said that “making a living is not making a life.” But making a life, a life that’s satisfying and fulfilling over the long haul, doesn’t come with…

When Lee Woodruff’s husband, ABC’s then newly appointed co-anchor Bob Woodruff.

Lauryn Bosstick is not your average online personality. Bosstick turned her passion for wellness, beauty, and a no-nonsense attitude into a cheeky resource & online community, The Skinny Confidential.

Just how funny is comedian and actress Loni Love? Ask Variety and Comedy Central, both of which have named her among their "Top 10 Comics to Watch" or Campus Activity…

Author, activist, and lecturer Loung Ung was only 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge soldiers stormed into her native city of Phnom Penh.

Since 2003, Leslie Sanchez has served as a leader in market research specializing in the women’s and Hispanic-Latino marketplace. Her career has been spent at the forefront of data-driven analysis…

A Santa Fe, New Mexico based chef, author, Native foods historian and photographer Lois Ellen Frank was born in New York City and raised on Long Island, New York with…

Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Why you should listen A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is…

Louise Borden is the award-winning children's book author of more than 30 books. Before becoming an author, she worked as a teacher and was the co-owner of a bookstore in…

Antonio "L.A." Reid is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, he is responsible for signing and helping…

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer, as well as a 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient. His most recent musical, Hamilton - with book, music and lyrics by…

Lecrae is a two-time GRAMMY Award winning hip-hop artist whose 2014 album, Anomaly, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, Rap, Digital, Christian, Gospel, and Independent charts.

Lauren Berger is a best-selling author and the founder & CEO of Intern Queen Inc.

Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, fitness and nutrition expert, TV host, author, cooking enthusiast, founder and CEO of the Laila Ali Lifestyle Brand, advocate for women and children, wife,…

Lonnie G. Bunch III was the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Lisa E. Farrington, Ph.D., is the founding Chair of John Jay's Art & Music Department, as well as an accomplished curator, author, and art historian. In 2010 she won the…

Larry Spotted Crow Mann, is a internationally acclaimed writer, poet, cultural educator, Traditional Story Teller, tribal drummer/dancer and motivational speaker involving youth sobriety, cultural and environmental awareness. Mann is also…

Since starting out on the NY comedy-club scene, the Brooklyn native's dry, off-kilter sensibility has been found in his writing as well as his (more infrequent) acting. In 1999 Larry…

Linda Villarosa is a professor, freelance writer and editor. Professor Villarosa runs the journalism program at CCNY.

Lisa Williams, world-renowned medium and clairvoyant who was first introduced to audiences with two seasons of her hit show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead, along with Voices from the…

Lorna Tychostup, journalist and photographer is the senior editor for Chronogram magazine and a freelance journalist and photographer. Since February 2003, she has visited Iraq four separate times and was…