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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

Anoop Jain

Founder and Director , Humanure Power

Anoop Jain is the founder and director of Sanitation and Health Rights in India (SHRI).

Matt Ellison

Inspiring Transgender Speaker & Gender Equality Activist

 Ellison has something to offer all audiences, including healthcare professionals, businesses.

Gavin Grimm

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.

Rose McGowan

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.

Shanti Das

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.

Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood Star, Social Activist

Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality.

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Timothy Story a director, producer, and writer.He is the founder of The Story Company.

Hawaiian Transgender Teacher & Community Leader

She is fluent in Hawaiian language and can communicate in several other Polynesian dialects

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 .

Actor, Producer, Philanthropist & Environmental Activist

Brad Pitt is an American actor known for his roles in "Fight Club.

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

Reniqua Allen

Writer, Producer & Journalist

Reniqua Allen is a journalist that produces and writes for various outlets on issues of race.

Big Boi

Grammy Award-Winning Rapper, Producer, Actor & One Half of the Hip-Hop Duo OutKast

Antwan André Patton, better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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.

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Lydia X. Z. Brown is an abolitionist disability justice advocate.

Emma Thompson

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.

Ron Davis

President and CEO, The Jordan Davis Foundation

Ron Davis is the father of Jordan Davis, the unarmed, black 17-year-old who was shot.

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

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

Yolanda Renee King

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.

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

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.

Ría Tabacco Mar

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.

James Bell

Founder & President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute

James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.

Kara Jackson

National Youth Poet Laureate, Musician & Activist

Kara Jackson was named the Youth Poet Laureate of The United States in 2019.

Clifton Kinnie

Student Activist; Founder, Our Destiny STL

Clifton Kinnie is a student activist and recent graduate from Lutheran High School North.

Butterscotch

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....

Brandi Carlile

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.

Lisa Sharon Harper

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.

Liz Dozier

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..