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Criminal Lawyer & Best-Selling Crime Novelist
Linda Fairstein, former prosecutor and best-selling crime novelist.
A powerful and inspirational speaker, writer and singer, Rev. Lydia Istomina is a force to contend with. A native of Russia, she is not afraid of being stereotyped as a "mysterious Russian soul" or a symbol of "eternal femininity." Lydia's home town is lo
A powerful and inspirational speaker, writer and singer, Rev. Lydia Istomina is a force to contend with.
Host, ESPN "SportsCenter"; NSMA Hall of Fame Sportscaster
Hall of Fame sportscaster Linda Cohn has served as a ESPN's SportsCenter anchor since joining ESPN in 1992.
Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an abolitionist disability justice advocate.
Broadway Actor & Grammy Award Winning Singer
Leslie Odom Jr. is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr.
First Openly Gay Comic to Break the Late-Night Talk-Show Barrier; "Big Boo" on "Orange Is the New Black"
Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two time, SAG Award winning.
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.
Actor & Producer
Chosen as one of VARIETY’S “Top Ten Actors to Watch” and part of the new breed of Hollywood leading men, Laz Alonso stars.
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.
Author, Speaker & Teacher on the Topics of Race, Identity, Leadership, Personal Transformation & Social Change
Layla is the author of the ground-breaking book, "Me and White Surpremacy", and the host of Good Ancestor podcast.
Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place: The Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You"
Leo Terrell is a renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place.
Co-Founder of Black Votes Matter & The Black Voters Matter Fund; Professional Moderator & Facilitator; Principal Owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting LLC
At the intersection of social justice, political empowerment, human development and the cultural arts one will find LaTosha Brown.
CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team
Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute.