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CEO, Core Health & VP, Innovation and Preventive Health, Centene Corporation
Gloria A. Wilder, M.D., MPH a nationally recognized pediatrician, entrepreneur, public speaker and expert on poverty and social justice...
Author, Notorious RBG, Attorney & Activist
Shana Knizhnik is a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of New York City’s Criminal Defense Practice.
Transgender Activist, Rapper & Performance Artist
A fearless artist at his challenging yet melodic best
Founder and Director , Humanure Power
Anoop Jain is the founder and director of Sanitation and Health Rights in India (SHRI).
Inspiring Transgender Speaker & Gender Equality Activist
Ellison has something to offer all audiences, including healthcare professionals, businesses.
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.
Writer, Actor, Director, Entrepreneur and Whistle-Blowe
McGowan then appeared in the 1996 hit horror film "Scream" and starring alongside Ben Affleck in the 1997 thriller feature.
Entertainment Executive, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Author, Philanthropist and Founder of the Silence The Shame Foundation
Shanti Das is an accomplished entertainment industry veteran, speaker, author, and Philanthropist.
Bollywood Star, Social Activist
Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality.
Author, Playwright, Trans Trailblazer, Performance Artist & Gender Theorist
Since 1989, trans trailblazer Kate Bornstein
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.
Folk/Punk Icon & Founder of Righteous Babe
Ani DiFranco has referenced her staunchly-held independence (and the accompanying creative.
Actor & Human Rights Advocate; Best Known for "Pretty Woman"
Born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor Richard Gere has made a name for himself .
Rapper Known for "Hot Girl Summer"
Megan Pete, known by her stage name, Megan Thee Stallion, is a rapper, singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas.
Author & Jewish Studies Professor at Williams College
Jeffrey Israel has taught religion and political philosophy at Northwestern University and Rutgers University
Writer, Producer & Journalist
Reniqua Allen is a journalist that produces and writes for various outlets on issues of race.
Activist & Co-Founder of the Safety Pin Box
Marissa Jenae Johnson is an Activist, Speaker, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur.
Alternative Hip-Hop Artist Known for Her Body Positive Message & Chart-Topping Singles "Truth Hurts," "Juice" and "Good as Hell"
Melissa Jefferson, better known by her stage name Lizzo, is an alternative hip-hop artist who originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an abolitionist disability justice advocate.
Oscar-Winning Actress & Screenwriter; Known For "Brave" & "Nanny McPhee"
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson.
Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School.
Child Activist, Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr.
Yolanda Renee King is the granddaughter of Martin Luther King,
Founder of Freedom Reads, Poet, Author, Memoirist & Teacher
Reginald Dwayne Betts is the founder of Freedom Reads, a first-of-its-kind organization working to radically transform.
Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist
Ellen McGirt is an editor at FORTUNE, where she established the race and leadership beat in 2016.
R&B & Pop Singer-Songwriter & Entertainment Icon
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, known mononymously as Beyoncé, is an R&B and pop singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress.
Founder & Executive Director at Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
Christopher Bradshaw is a Black, justice-oriented, social entrepreneur whose expertise is using social innovation.
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.
President of Array and Array Releasing
In 2019, Ava DuVernay named Tilane Jones as the President of ARRAY.
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.
Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project
Ria Tabacco Mar is the Director of the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, where she oversees the ACLU’s women’s rights litigation.
Founder & President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute
James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.
National Youth Poet Laureate, Musician & Activist
Kara Jackson was named the Youth Poet Laureate of The United States in 2019.
Student Activist; Founder, Our Destiny STL
Clifton Kinnie is a student activist and recent graduate from Lutheran High School North.
Vocal Percussionist Who Defies Gender & Other Social Constructs
Butterscotch, the vocal percussionist virtuosa, uses her powerful voice to defy gender and music social constructs.
Former Mayor of Baltimore; Former Secretary of the Democratic National Committee; Former President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was sworn in as Baltimore’s 49th mayor on F....
Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriter
Brandi Carlile is a singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans multiple genres.
Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Financial Equity Educator
Chris Brummer is a senior fellow at the Milken Institute's Center for Financial Markets and a professor of law
Nigerian Entrepreneur & Founder of Flutterwave
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is an entrepreneur in the public interest.
Prolific Speaker, Writer and Activist
From Ferguson to New York, and from Germany and South Africa to Australia and Brazil.
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.
Founder of Algorithmic Justice League & Researcher at MIT Media Lab
Joy Adowaa Buolamwini is a Ghanaian-American-Canadian computer scientist and digital activist based at the MIT Media Lab.
Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Co-Founder & President of Center for Policing Equity
Phillip Atiba Goff is the inaugural Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
One of the Central Park 5, American Criminal Rights Activist & Businessman
April 19, 1989 started off as a normal day for 14-year-old Kevin D. Richardson,but that night would change.
Co-Founder of Hector, Designer & Urban Planner
Damon Richis a designer and urban planner creating strategies to help residents..


















































