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Actress; Known for "Glee" and "Dancing with the Stars"
Amber Riley is an actress, singer-songwriter and philanthropist, known for her role on the series "Glee" as Mercedes Jones.Riley plays the role of Mercedes Jones on the hit musical comedy-drama…
Renowned Human Rights Activist, musician and Cambodian Genocide Survivor
Internationally-renowned human rights activist, community organizer, and musician Arn Chorn-Pond inspires change through his incredible stories of surviving the Cambodian Khmer Rouge genocide. Subject of the Emmy-nominated documentary, The Flute…
American Soccer Player and Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Abby Wambach is a retired forward of the 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. One of the world’s greatest players of all time, Wambach is the…
Brown v. Board of Education Originators/Civil Rights Activists
Cheryl Brown is one of three daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown, who, along with 12 other parents led by the NAACP, filed suit against the local Board…
Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer, Motivational Speaker and Model
Amanda Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games at the age of 14. She won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes, and a…
Athlete, Runway Model, Actress & Double Amputee
Aimée Mullins currently stars in the hugely successful Netflix series, STRANGER THINGS, which is now the most-searched for title in Netflix history. 8.2 million people watched the entire series in…
Change Agent and Activist; Founder of Project Footprints
Andre Norman's mission is simple – to motivate others to make a change. Through sharing his life experiences, Andre’s goal is to empower those with a desire to make a…
Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer; Best Known for "Selma" and the Netflix Documentary "13th"
Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, DuVernay became the first black woman nominated in the Golden…
Grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi, Acclaimed Human Rights Advocate
Dr. Arun Gandhi is proof that one can change his ways. Although he is the grandson of the legendary Mohandas Gandhi, he overcame tremendous prejudice and anger in order to…
Stage, Film and Emmy-Winning Television Actor
Emmy Award-Winner Anthony Zerbe has been a well known figure on the American stage and screen for over 50 years. His feature films include: The new David O. Russell film,…
Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Activist for Human Rights
Known for the challenging roles she's played on film and in television, critically acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard's work has earned her an Oscar nomination, four Emmy Award wins and 16…
Author, The Color Purple
Alice Walker is an internationally celebrated writer, poet and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She…
Biographer and Literary Critic; Rampersad was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama
Arnold Rampersad, is a biographer and literary critic, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the US in 1965. The first volume (1986) of his Life of…
Sportscaster and Former Professional Football Player
Named Executive Producer of NBA Inside Stuff and NBA Entertainment-produced specials in March 1998, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is in his 15th season as host of NBA Inside Stuff.…
Management and Marketing Expert; Went From Garbage Collector to Wall Street Exec
Rising from garbage collector to Wall Street executive, Alan Parisse uses his diverse life experience to deliver relevant messages on leadership, sales, and cycles of change to executives, managers, marketing…
First African-American Supreme Court Justice of Minnesota, Former Notre Dame All-American Football Player and NFL Hall of Fame Member
Minnesota’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Alan C. Page, was elected to the court in 1992 after serving as an assistant attorney general. He was reelected in 1998 and 2004.…
Physician and a Retired NASA Astronaut
Story Musgrave was born in 1935 on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, MA. He was in the forests alone at 3 and by 5 floated his homebuilt rafts on the…
Former Professional Basketball Player, Seven-time NBA All-Star; Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Alonzo Mourning is the founder of Mourning Family Foundation (formerly known as Alonzo Mourning Charities), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public fundraising foundation, created to inspire others through advocacy, education, and enrichment…
Respected Television Sportscaster Currently at NBC After Three Decades with ABC
Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster Al Michaels is considered one of the most renowned sports broadcasters of all time. He currently calls play-by-play alongside Cris Collinsworth on NBC Sunday Night Football. One…
Actress, Author, Philanthropist & Founder of Touch by Alyssa Milano; Known for "Charmed" and "Who's the Boss"
Actress Alyssa Milano has spent almost her entire life in the public eye. A famous child actor, she has continued to work throughout her adulthood in both television and film.…
Television Journalist, Anchor, Reporter and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC
Andrea Mitchell, the veteran NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, is also the host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports
Former NFL Great and Ambassador of Goodwill
When people think of Archie Manning, they think football. But Archie’s appeal transcends his athletic achievements. People far and wide have been inspired by his warm personality, his drive and…
Former US Ambassador to the UN Social & Economic Council
Alan Keys former Reagan Administration official, Alan L. Keyes was born in New York, son of a US Army Sergeant. He is recognized as a leader in the Conservative movement…
Best-Selling Author, Journalist and Lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments "Human Guinea Pig"
A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. He…
Arsenio Hall is most famous for his stand-up comedy and for his talk show
If you ask different people where they first saw Arsenio Hall, you'd probably get a number of different answers. But, it was the success of his Emmy Award-winning late-night talk…
Emmy Award-Winning Actress & Activist
America Ferrera is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award-winning portrayal of "Betty Suarez" on the ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty, but she is also a devoted humanitarian who dedicates…
NBA All-Star Player from the Denver Nuggets
Alex English, is the basketball color commentator for the Denver Nuggets and a former All-Star basketball player with the Denver Nuggets. He is a member of the NBA Hall of Fame.…
Anchor, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
Anderson Cooper is the anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°, a nightly newscast that goes beyond the headlines—keeping politicians and policy makers honest with in-depth reporting and investigations. The show…
Informant for the DEA for 16 years. He worked all over the country and is responsible for the arrest of 445 drug dealers and the seizure of 1.5 tons of cocaine, and $6 million in assets
Andrew Chambers, The Feds tagged him "The Exterminator"; and to any crook he's their worst nightmare. The Government has an on-again off-again love affair with him. For 30 years he…
The Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council
Andrea Carmen, Yaqui Indian Nation, has been a staff member of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) since 1983 and IITC’s Executive Director since 1992. In 1977, IITC was the…
Tennis Legend & Philanthropist
After turning pro at the age of 16, tennis prodigy Andre Agassi rose to international fame, earning 60 men’s singles titles, including eight Grand Slam singles championships, over a 20-year…
New Age Motivational Speaker and Party Rocker
Andrew W.K. was born May 9, 1979 in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At age 4, he began learning classical piano at The University of Michigan…
Renowned Political Leader; Human Rights Activist; Best-selling Author
Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1969. The daughter of a political opponent of the Somali dictatorship, Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up in exile, moving from Saudi…