Authors

Gina Neely burst onto the scene in 2008 by starring in the hit show "Down Home with the Neelys," which became the highest-rated series debut.

Marla Blow is the Senior Vice President of Mastercard's philanthropic hub, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. The Center’s priorities are to promote financial security;

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.

William Rhoden is an American sports journalist and author, who formerly worked as a columnist for the New York

Currently, alongside David Benioff, D.B. created and serves as co-executive producer for the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a British screen actor best known for his role in the BBC television show Sherlock.

Danny Trejo has developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned and atypical road to success.

Barton (“Buzz”) Thompson is the McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environmen..

Alondra Nelson is president of the Social Science Research Council and the Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Respected internationally as a strategic thinker, inspirational speaker and consummate professional.

Aaron Philip is a teenage model with cerebral palsy. Living through financial struggles as a child in a homeless shelter.

Amanda Gorman is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles. Her poetry focuses on themes of race.

Douglas has over 20 years in the Entertainment industry empowering entrepreneurs to pursue their purpose.

Rory T. Edwards is the author of the Life Changing Guide for Athletes, Coaches and Parents titled, “So you Want to be a Professional Athlete.

Dr. Daniel Pauly is a French citizen who completed his high school and university studies in Germany..

Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.

Dr. Voisin is a social welfare scholar and psychotherapist. He is the author of America the Beautiful and Violent.

Nicole Lynn, a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, attended the University of Oklahoma.

Marc Brown is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Brown writes as well as illustrates the Arthur book series.

Featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Christine Michel Carter is a best-selling author.

Andy Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan.

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

Let’s start with Ms. Pat hasn’t lived the life of your typical comedian. Born to a single mother of 5, living on welfare in a tough West end neighborhood of…

Tzeporah Berman BA, MES, LLD (honoris causa) has been designing environmental campaigns and working on environmental policy in Canada.

Cleo Wade was born in New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. As an artist, speaker, and poet, Wade is an inspiring voice in today's world for gender and race equality.

Actor—Fashion Stylist—TV Host—Writer. That’s a lot of hyphenates, and it’s just the beginning for “Walking, talking fashion Wikipedia,” Marcellas Reynolds.

Anne C. Bailey is a writer, historian, and a tenured professor of History and Africana Studies at SUNY Binghamton.

Michelle Duster is author, public historian, professor, and champion of racial and gender.

Iconic singer/songwriter John Oates was destined to be a musician. Singing from the time he could talk and playing the guitar since the age of 5.

Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins is a social historian, activist, and scholar in the areas of suffrage, education.

Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable film characters, both dramatic.

Deanna Singh is a business consultant. A gifted communicator, she is a champion for marginalized communities through her work.

Bryan Loritts serves Abundant Life Christian Fellowship of Silicon Valley, California, as the Senior Pastor.

Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice, a quickly emerging field which invites a fundamental shift.

Morgan is an NYC-based writer. She graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Comparative Literature, specializing in nineteenth century.

Dr. Sharroky Hollie is a national educator who provides professional development to thousands of educators.

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

Naima Coster is the author of two novels. Her debut, "Halsey Street," was a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise.

Tiffany Jewell is a Black biracial writer, twin sister, first generation American, cisgender mama, anti-bias antiracist (ABAR) educator, and consultant.

Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss writer, philosopher, and television presenter who currently lives in the United Kingdom.

Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist who talks a lot about intersectionality.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires earned a PhD in English from Vanderbilt University..

Minna Salami is a Nigerian-Finnish and Swedish author and social critic..

Alternately described as a serial entrepreneur, do-gooder, and designer, Graham Hill is founder and CEO of LifeEdited,

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

Ron Stallworth is a law enforcement veteran and the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Dr. Adolph Brown, III works with schools and corporations around the world to implement best practices that support.

Alex Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, and Writing to Heal facilitator living in Maryland with her family.