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Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Emmy Award-Winning Host & Producer of Bravo’s "Watch What Happens: Live"

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

LGBTQ Educator & Consultant; Author of "This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids"; Host & Producer of "First Person"

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

*NSYNC Singer, Film Producer, LGBTQ+ Advocate

Comedian, Writer, Actor; 2022 Lambda Literary Award Winner & Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

Transgender Model, Activist & Artist

Native Hawaiian Transgender Teacher, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Cultural Practitioner & Community Leader

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor, Best Known for "Mean Girls"

Comedienne, Actress, Singer & Author

CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights