Women in Society

With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress.

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

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

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

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

Machelle Sweeting is an Acting Supreme Court Justice in the New York State Supreme Court.

Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable film characters, both dramatic.

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

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

Aisha Fukushima is a Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Singer-Songwriter, and RAPtivist (rap activist).

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

Lynn Good is president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy. She also serves as vice chair of the company's board of directors.

Naima Coster is the author of two novels. Her debut, "Halsey Street," was a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.

Crystal Martin is a software developer and consultant at Slalom, a co-organizer of the Strange Loop Conference.

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

Stephanie Wilson is an engineer and NASA astronaut. She was the second African-American woman.

Brea Baker is a skilled communications strategist and organizer who has been working.

Elayne Fluker is on a mission to remind unapologetically ambitious women that having it.

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels.

Monica Kaufman Pearson is the first woman and first minority to anchor the daily evening news in Atlanta

Dr. Janet Taylor is a Community Psychiatrist and Executive Coach in Sarasota, Florida.

Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University,

Vednita Carter, founder and executive Director of Breaking Free, has extensive experience in developing and planning programs for women.

No one defies stereotypes, generalizations, or clichés more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children.

Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.

One of today’s most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women’s empowerment.

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone is an American actress. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, she was the highest-paid actress in the world…

Diane Guerrero is an actor known for her roles on the hit shows Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, HBO’s Doom Patrol and Sony Pictures' Blast Beat.