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Transgender Activist, Rapper & Performance Artist
A fearless artist at his challenging yet melodic best
Inspiring Transgender Speaker & Gender Equality Activist
Ellison has something to offer all audiences, including healthcare professionals, businesses.
Transgender Activist, Actor & TED Resident
Samy Nour Younes Figaredo is a proud multi-hyphenate
Transgender Activist; National Face of Transgender Student Rights
Grimm’s writing has been published in the Washington Post, People Magazine, the New York Times, and TIME Magazine.
Transgender Rights Activist; Animator, Illustrator & Youtuber
she has ultimately concluded that Social Media is a powerful
Author, Playwright, Trans Trailblazer, Performance Artist & Gender Theorist
Since 1989, trans trailblazer Kate Bornstein
Actress, Model, Author & LGBTQ Advocate
Amiyah Scott is an actress, model, author,and LGBTQ advocate best known for her role as Cotton on Lee Daniels' "Star" on Fox.
Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud
Geena Rocero, born and raised in Manila, Philippines, is an Award Winning Producer, Writer, Director, Model, Public Speaker.
Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast
Jessica Williams is an actress and comedian who was formerly a senior correspondent on "The Daily Show".
Gay Student Activist
Jonathan Perry is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University,
EDM & Dance-Pop Singer-Songwriter Known for "I Don't Want It All"
Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter who specializes in English-language EDM and dance-pop.
Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress and Television Personality
Two-time Emmy winner, NY Times bestselling author, Grammy nominee, 2009's GLAAD Vanguard recipient and 2011
Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an abolitionist disability justice advocate.
Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School.
Writer, Producer, Showrunner & Director
Gloria Calderón Kellett is the executive producer, co-creator, co-showrunner, director and actress.
Filipino-Canadian Actor; Known For NBC Comedy "The Good Place"
Manuel Luis Jacinto is a Filipino-born Canadian actor. After several small appearances on television, his breakout role came in 2016.
Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist
Ellen McGirt is an editor at FORTUNE, where she established the race and leadership beat in 2016.
Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"
Ijeoma Oluo (ee-joh-mah oh-loo-oh) is a writer, speaker and internet yeller.
Senior Diversity Consultant, Motivational Speaker & Workshop Facilitator
As a biracial, bicultural, and bilingual citizen of the world, Dr. Samuel Betances has worked in all fifty states.
Canadian poet, novelist, documentarian, essayist
Dionne Brand was born in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago.
Administrative Law Judge at the DC Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Travis Nembhard is an Administrative Law Judge, Lawyer, and advocate. He oversees hearings.
Singer-Songwriter, Author & Gay Rights Activist
Country music star Chely Wright is a singer, songwriter, author and gay rights activist.
Visual Artist; Best Known for her Room-Size Tableaux of Black Cut-Paper Silhouettes that Examine America's Racial and Gender Tensions
Kara Walker is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper....
Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate
With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress.
Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"
From education to activism, Liz Dozier has spent her career working tirelessly to disrupt the culture of inequity.
First Black, Transgender, Disabled Model to Sign with a Major Agency
Aaron Philip is a teenage model with cerebral palsy. Living through financial struggles as a child in a homeless shelter.
Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network
Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Hearns' voice as a community organizer and speaker.
A Theatrical Performance
"Sex, Love, And Other Stuff" is the new Cabaret-style choreopoem by James Chapmyn.
Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism
Aisha Fukushima is a Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Singer-Songwriter, and RAPtivist (rap activist).
Teacher Educator & Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"
Zaretta Hammond, M.A. is a national consultant and author of “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
Activist & Sexuality Educator
Ericka Hart is a Black Queer Femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker, and award-winning sexuality educator.
Human Rights Defender, Racial Equity Strategist
Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua was born into this world as a refugee, she is indigenous to the Ovimbundu tribe...
Writer, Diversity Consultant & Feminist
Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist who talks a lot about intersectionality.
Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation
Xernona Clayton is the Founder, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc.
British model, Award-Winning Asexual Activist,
Yasmin Benoit is a British model, award-winning asexual activist, writer, speaker.
Licensed Psychologist; Food Relationship Strategist; Trauma Expert & Podcast Host
Dr. Ebony Butler's work as a Food Relationship Strategist....
Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes and speaks on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States.
Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist
Staceyann Chin is a spoken word poet, actor, and performing artist. She is the author of the new poetry collection.
Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Film Producer; Gender & Racial Equality Advocate
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress. She began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on a few television series, before making her feature film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained…







































