Influential Women

the horror comedy film Spree, and Lionsgate’s romantic comedy The Weekend.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School.

Maya Harris has been an influential voice at the intersection of politics,

Zerlina Maxwell is the host of "ZERLINA" her nightly show on Peacock and a Political Analyst for NBC/MSNBC.

Dorothy Roberts is the 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor and George A.

Candice Morgan is the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner at Google Ventures and former Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Pinterest.

Natasha Leggero is an accomplished actress, writer and stand-up comedian who has garnered attention across film, television and the web.

Ellen McGirt is an editor at FORTUNE, where she established the race and leadership beat in 2016.

Ijeoma Oluo (ee-joh-mah oh-loo-oh) is a writer, speaker and internet yeller.

Stacey Shells is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ReGeneration Schools.

Included on NPR’s list of “Best Commencement Speeches” Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder.

Dr. Mandë Holford is as an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Hunter College.  

Gloria Naylor is a writer for theater, film, and television and the author of the internationally acclaimed quartet of novels

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy received her undergraduate degree in economics and political science from the University of Michigan

Kathy Kaehler is a celebrity trainer, author, columnist, and mother. She has devoted.

Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson made her studio film debut in "200 Cigarettes.

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist and famous inventor.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs is an American film marketing and public relations executive.

Having appeared as a child in the children's television series Barney & Friends, Gomez rose to fame as the leading role.

A man of substance, grace, and wisdom, Dr. Henry Foster has traveled an admirable path.

Ruth E. Carter is the 2019 Academy Award winner for Achievement in Costume Design for Marvel’s “BLACK PANTHER”.

Nancy Douyon is a technology executive, an international speaker, and entrepreneur.

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.

From education to activism, Liz Dozier has spent her career working tirelessly to disrupt the culture of inequity.

Candi Castleberry Singleton is the Vice President of Diversity Partnership Strategy & Engagement at Twitter.

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is executive director of Accountability Counsel...

99-year-old Betty Charbonnet Reid Soskin is, among other things, America’s oldest active park ranger.

Kenyona “Sunny” Matthews is a motivational speaker focusing on issues of diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

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

Lauren Simmons is a motivational speaker and her own brand. A former equity trader for Rosenblatt Securities.

Timnit Gebru is a computer scientist who works on algorithmic bias and data mining.

As a native of West Philadelphia, Jamira Burley saw first-hand the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities.

Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc.

Entrepreneur. Pioneer. Trailblazer. Khalia Collier wears many hats as the owner of The St.

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

Dr. Robyn R. Jackson is passionate about building better schools. As the CEO of Mindsteps Inc.

Lidia Morawska is a Polish physicist and Distinguished Professor at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences of the Queensland.

Phyllis Omido dubbed the "East African Erin Brockovich", is a Kenyan environmental activist.

Dr. Wanda Durant, affectionately known as Mama Durant, and “The Real MVP” is a dynamic leader, advocate, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Minda Harts is a Workplace and Equity Consultant. She is also the best-selling and award-winning author.

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

When she was younger, Beatrice Dixon suffered with bacterial vaginosis for eight months.

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

Zaretta Hammond, M.A. is a national consultant and author of “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

Caroline A. Wanga is currently the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Inc.

Ericka Hart is a Black Queer Femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker, and award-winning sexuality educator.

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

Aimee Allison is the Founder and president of She the People, the national network..

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

Dr. Ebony Butler's work as a Food Relationship Strategist....