Stacey Vanek Smith +Business and economics host on NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money, author of Machiavelli for Women Alejandra Campoverdi +Nationally Recognized Advocate For Women’s Health and Former Obama White House OfficialBrian Banks +Former NFL Pro, motivational speaker, and exonerated advocate for criminal justice reformSadeqa Johnson +Author of the highly acclaimed Yellow Wife and a National Book Club Conference Award WinnerJohn Paul Brammer +Artist, columnist, and author of the highly anticipated ¡Hola Papi!Desmond Hall +Award winning writer, creative director, and teacherJamie Sumner +Middle-grade author and advocate for children with special needs and their familiesClaire Wasserman +Entrepreneur, Educator, Author, and Founder of Ladies Get PaidAlicia D. Williams +Award-winning author, teacher, and lover of chunky guacamole and good stories!Melissa Shapiro +Veterinarian and Author of Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His FamilyZakiya Dalila Harris +Author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Other Black Girl Christina Hammonds Reed + New York Times bestselling author of The Black Kids Jason Reynolds +New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalistJerry Mitchell +Award-winning investigative reporter who shines light into the darknessErica Armstrong Dunbar +Award-winning historian, professor, and author of the National Book Award finalist Never CaughtRebecca Traister + New York Times bestselling author and writer-at-large for New York magazineStephanie Stokes Oliver +Former editor of Essence, founding editor-in-chief of Heart & Soul, and bestselling author Jeff Hobbs +Author of The New York Times bestseller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert PeaceTembi Locke +Actress, activist, and New York Times bestselling author of From Scratch Tiffany Shlain +Emmy-nominated filmmaker, speaker, and authorReyna Grande +Award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacherKeke Palmer +Actress and activist striving to break down barriers for her generationZak Ebrahim +Nonviolence advocate and author of The Terrorist’s SonMeghan Daum +Award-winning author, opinion journalist, editor, and teacherReginald Dwayne Betts +Award winning author, poet, lawyer, and outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform
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