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Award-Winning Actor, Musician, Author and Arts Advocate
John Lithgow's broad range of interests and talents have touched every area of the entertainment industry -- and even outside it. He's achieved stunning success in wildly varied ventures, and…
Son of legendary NFL Coach Vince T. Lombardi, challenges audiences to growth, change and improved performance
Vince Lombardi Jr, son of legendary NFL coach Vince T. Lombardi, challenges audiences to growth, change and improved performance. Armed with a personal knowledge of his father's leadership techniques and…
New York Style Guru. Former Host of TLC's "What Not to Wear"; Fashion Expert and Author of the book "The Truth About Style"
Stacy London is one of America’s foremost fashion experts. She was best known as the co-host of TLC’s hugely popular show, What Not To Wear. In 2005 Stacy joined The…
Host, Extra, America's Best Dance Crew
Mario Lopez is the host of Extra, the Emmy Award–winning entertainment news program.This is Lopez’s eighth consecutive season as the show’s host, after co-hosting Extra's weekend edition since January 2007.…
Women's Self Improvement Expert, Coach and Best Selling Author of The Woman's Comfort Book
Jennifer Louden is a pioneer in the personal growth field – the first to write about the importance and practice of self-nurturing in her best selling classic, The Woman’s Comfort…
Olympic Gold Medalist, LGBT Activist and Author
Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis is widely considered the greatest diver in history. The only male to sweep both the 3m and 10m diving events in consecutive Olympic Games (’84…
Internationally Acclaimed Writer, Motivational Speaker, and Corporate Trainer. She has spoken, consulted, and conducted training programs in every major city in the US and many abroad
Leil Lowndes is an internationally recognized communications expert who specializes in the subconscious interactions that take place in all interpersonal communications. She has spoken and conducted hundreds of seminars for…
Best-Selling Book Author, Writer, Public Speaker, and Leadership Consultant. He chairs the board of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of America's largest healthcare/hospital systems
Chris Lowney chairs the board of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation’s largest healthcare/hospital systems with some $ 19 billion in assets. He is a one-time Jesuit seminarian who…
WNBA Champion; Olympic Gold Medalist & Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You"
When the “face” of your sport is a Wilhelmina model, you know you’re off to a good start. But Lisa Leslie, the most-recognized player in the WNBA and Team USA…
Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder and spiritual leader of Nashuva, is a unique and passionate voice in the contemporary Jewish world
Through Nashuva, Naomi Levy has been involved in drawing hundreds of disaffected Jews back to a Judaism that is soulful, committed to social justice, meaningful, relevant and fun. The Jewish…
Author, "The Man from Essence"; Co-Founder, Essence Magazine
Edward Lewis is co-founder of Essence Communications Inc. During his 35 years as Chairman, CEO and Publisher, he nurtured Essence into a media powerhouse, addressing the needs of black women.…
Emmy Award-Winning AIDS Activist
Rae Lewis-Thornton is an Emmy award winning AIDS Activist, Author, Award Winning Blogger, Social Media Expert, Jewelry Designer and Tea Connoisseur. RLT has been living with HIV for 36 years…
Author, Educator and Community Activist
Dr. Mona Lake Jones, author, educator and community activist. Jones, who has served as Poet Curator and Poet Laureate for the City of Seattle and Martin Luther King County, travels…
Politician, Writer, Certified Public Accountant, College professor, and Lawyer. He served three terms as 38th Governor of Colorado (1975–1987)
Richard D. Lamm is Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver, and the former three-term Governor of Colorado. (1975-1987) He is both a lawyer…
Social Critic & Intellectual
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country. He is the host of HuffPost Live and BET News, as well as a political contributor…
Author of 18 books about World Hunger, Living Democracy, and The Environment
Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 19 books, including the 1971 Diet for a Small Planet. Frances was named by Gourmet Magazine as one of 25 people…
Consulting Strategist
Kathryn D. Leary is a writer, marketing and public relations consultant and former President & CEO of the Leary Group Inc., which specialized in international marketing and communications, trade development…
Highly Acclaimed Humorist and Author
Richard Lederer, Ph.D., is the author of more than 30 about language and humor, including his current titles, The Revenge of Anguished English and Comma Sense. Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column,…
TV Journalist, Producer, Narrator and News Anchor; Currently the scorekeeper/announcer for National Public Radio comedy/quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! & Through the Decades, a documentary-style
An Acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, multimedia production company president, and grass-fed cattle rancher, Bill Kurtis is celebrating his 45th anniversary in the field…
Journalist and Author with a special focus on the media. He is the host of Fox News Channel's Media Buzz program, and the successor to Fox News Watch
Howard Kurtz currently serves as host of Fox News Channel's (FNC) "MediaBuzz" (Sundays 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET). Based in Washington, D.C., he joined the network in July 2013 and debuted…
Civil Rights Activist & Sociologist
Sociologist Dr. Joyce Ladner is one of the nation’s pre-eminent thought leaders. Her career has been shaped through her first hand involvement with the civil rights movement in Mississippi and…
Renowned Activist and Author
Winona LaDuke is a rural development economist and author working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, and food systems.
Chef, Restaurateur Television Personality, Author
Chef Emeril Lagasse’s passion for food was ignited as a young boy growing up in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts, where he spent time in the kitchen with…
One of the last to see Anne Frank alive, Nanette Blitz Konig has published her own story
Nanette Blitz Konig, Childhood friend of Anne Frank, Nanette Blitz Konig met Anne at the Jewish Lyceum school in 1941. After surviving the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, she moved to Brazil…
CEO and Co-founder of Teach For America and Teach For All, a global network of independent nonprofit organizations working to expand educational opportunity in their own countries
Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations that are cultivating their nations’ promising future leaders to ensure their most marginalized children…
Educator & Social Justice Advocate
In the passion of the civil rights campaigns of 1964 and 1965, Jonathan Kozol gave up the prospect of a promising career in the academic world, moved from Harvard Square…
Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist
A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof is an extraordinary thinker, human rights advocate, and chronicler of humanity. A seasoned journalist, he has traveled the…
Educational Consultant, Mentor, Author and Lecturer
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu is the author of over 25 books including national bestsellers, Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys, State of Emergency: We Must Save African American Males, Solutions…
MLB Analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter
Tim Kurkjian joined ESPN in March 1998 as both a reporter for Baseball Tonight and a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. He continues to provide insight and analysis through…
Legendary Author. Author of Contemporary Horror; Won Best Myster and Thriller for His Novel, "Mr. Mercedes," in the GoodReads Choice Awards of 2014
Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he…
Relationship Expert and Author of Good Girls Guide to Great Sex; Sex, Intimacy and Lying about Love
Thom King, published author, photojournalist, lecturer and documentary video producer. He has written 7 titles for Random House (New York) & Castle Ring Books (New York/Chicago). He has also produced…
Host of Ora.TV. Former Host of 'Larry King Live'
In his trademark shirtsleeves and suspenders, Larry King leans into the microphone on CNN's top-rated show, looks guests squarely in the eye and poses questions both probing and disarmingly simple.…
Minister, Attorney & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nationally and internationally known as one of the most powerful, motivating, and life changing orators and speakers, Bernice A. King leaves her audiences spell bound and challenges people to raise…
Novelist, Essayist and Poet. Named one the most important writers of the 20th Century by Writers Digest
Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955, and grew up in rural Kentucky. She earned degrees in biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona, and has worked as a…
Cultural Critic, Journalist, Activist, and Thought Leader
Bakari Kitwana is a journalist, activist and political analyst whose commentary on politics and youth culture have been seen on the CNN, FOX News (the O’Reilly Factor), C-Span, PBS (The…
Award-Winning, Journalist, Social Activist, Columnist and the #1 International Bestselling Author of seminal books "The Shock Doctrine" and "No Is Not Enough"
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the international bestsellers, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate (2014), The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism…
Television Anchor, Legal Analyst, Trial Attorney, Actor & Best-Selling Author. Married to William Bratton, former chief of the LA Police Department and NYC Police Department
Television anchor, legal analyst, trial attorney, actor and best-selling author, Rikki Klieman has earned a sterling reputation as one of the nation’s most celebrated lawyers and legal authorities. A dynamic…
Author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and NYT Magazine Ethicist
Chuck Klosterman is the bestselling author of eight books of nonfiction (including Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; But What If We’re Wrong?; and Chuck Klosterman X) and two novels (Downtown…
Contributing Editor, Roll Call and Commentator, FOX News
Morton Kondracke has been a journalist for nearly 50 years, 45 of them in Washington, and has covered nearly every phase of American politics and foreign policy. He's done so…
Internationally Acclaimed Speaker, Social Entrepreneur and New York Times Best-Selling Author. Co-Founder of the WE Movement, which includes WE Charity, ME to WE Social Enterprise and WE Day
Craig Kielburger is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of a family of organizations dedicated to the power of WE, a movement of people coming together to change the world.…
Co-Author of "Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice" and author of "The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires"
Few individuals impact the day-to-day management of organizations and institutions as Dennis Kimbro. A tireless educator, author, and B-school professor, Dr. Kimbro is universally characterized as one of the most…
Sports Icon, Social Justice & Equality Pioneer
Billie Jean King is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative and the co-founder of World TeamTennis. She has long been a champion for social change and equality.…
Governor of Ohio, Former 2016 Republican Party Presidential Candidate
John Kasich believes in the power of the individual—and their indefatigable ability to bring about historical change in this country, issuing forth an era of renewal destined to leave a…
World Renowned Presidential Historian, Public Speaker and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Goodwin is the author of six critically acclaimed and New York Times best-selling books, including her most recent,…
Host of the Minnesota Public Radio Show "A Prairie Home Companion"
One of the most prolific American storytellers of all time, Garrison Keillor is a writer and humorist best known for his popular live radio variety show, A Prairie Home Companion,…
Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the Founding Executive Director of the School’s Center for Public Leadership; from…
First Female Winner of NBC's "The Apprentice"; Real Estate Expert and Best-Selling Author
Kendra Todd is the consummate role model for professional women everywhere. As a nationally recognized wealth expert, real estate broker, TV personality, author and lecturer, Kendra is undoubtedly one of…
Professor at Harvard Law School
Randall Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations. He was born in Columbia,…