According to Inc Magazine, Josh Tickell is Americas #1 Strategist" for Connecting with the Millennial Generation. He is also a film director who specializes in movies geared toward Millennials. College students enthusiastically embraced Tickells philosophy of making the world a better place through smarter technologies. Tickell grew up in Louisiana where he lived next to waterways polluted by petroleum refineries.... read full bio
Susan Fowler is a former Uber engineer. Now, she is an advocate of the #metoo movement, known as one of TIME Person of the Years Silence Breakers. Fowler is currently a writer in the San Francisco Bay area. Fowlers involvement in influencing changes regarding companies treatment of sexual harassment issues have been acknowledged by a variety of publications including the... read full bio
Geena Rocero is a Filipino-American supermodel, transgender advocate, TED speaker, and organizational founder of Gender Proud. She was born in the Philippines and while living there would compete in beauty pageants before moving to the United States. Rocero started pursuing modeling in New York City and was shortly after signed to NEXT, where she posed for swimsuit and beauty editorials.... read full bio
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is an American academic, commentator, activist, television host, journalist, and author. Hill is host of BET News, hosted HuffPost Live for Huffington Post, and was a political contributor for Fox News, MSNBC, Court TV, and CNN. Hill went to college at Temple University where he received his B.S. in education and Spanish, and later received his... read full bio
Kip Fulbeck is an artist, performer, author, and filmmaker looking to make people more aware of multiracial identity through identity politics. Fulbecks background includes Cantonese, English, Irish, and Welsh and he is the creator of The Hapa Project. His art has been in over 20 countries and all over the United States and has been inside the Getty Museum, Los... read full bio
Arisa Cox is a Canadian television and radio personality best known for hosting the reality series, Big Brother Canada. She studied at Carleton Universitys journalism program and went on to be a reporter for CTV Ottawa. Other series shes been in over the years includes being a host and special correspondent on Entertainment Tonight Canada, and hosting the Big Brother... read full bio
Becky Blanton is a writer, journalist and, photographer. She gained popularity when her essay, The Monster, was published in Wisdom of Our Fathers. She shared her story of becoming homeless while on a camping trip and gave a talk during TEDGlobal. Blanton is working on her own books, which include, What Matters, How to Write a Book, and How to... read full bio
Dr. Carl Hammerschlag is best known as an inspirational speaker. Covering topics of mind, body, spirit, and overall wellness, Hammerschlag shares his expertise with audiences worldwide. Trained at Yale to be a psychiatrist, Hammerschlag also has over twenty years of experience working with Native Americans, making him a culture expert. Hammerschlag has authored critically acclaimed books that detail his experiences... read full bio
Kat Blaque is an American animator, illustrator, transgender rights activist, and YouTuber who has been blogging about her life for numerous years. She studied at the California Institute of the Arts where she graduated with a B.F.A in character animation. Blaque’s YouTube channel is where she talks about social issues such as race, gender, and growing up questioning her gender... read full bio
Charris Ford is an activist and founder of Grassolean, a biodiesel company. In his teens, Ford ran his family’s organic farm, utilizing solar panels, rain water, and other sustainable means to keep the farm productive. Since, Ford has dedicated his life to living off the grid. Ford raises awareness on the problems of the earth, including dwindling resources, population increase,... read full bio
Chrissy Gephardt is the first openly gay family member of a presidential candidate. Her father, Congressman Dick Gephardt, ran in the 2004 presidential democratic primary. Due to her fathers political involvement and the spotlight on her sexuality, Chrissy Gephardt decided to involve herself in LGBT issues, becoming a spokesperson for equal rights and social justice. Gephardt is a part of... read full bio
Christine Schanes is a speaker and public educator. She has been working for over two decades to give insight into the issues of homelessness. Collaborating with government leaders, various organizations, schools, and other groups, Schanes creates workshops and special programs regarding the topic of homelessness. Schanes founded the Center for Justice and Social Compassion E-Z ID Clinic Program, which helps... read full bio
Abdul El-Sayed is a doctor, activist, and health expert. El-Sayed has authored several books on social issues facing the United States of America, including Healing Politics. El-Sayed is also a host of Crooked Media’s America Dissected podcast, which explores topics in health. This advocate has served as Health Commissioner of the City of Detroit, is a professor at Columbia University’s... read full bio
Carole Baskin is an American animal sanctuary executive and animal rights activist who is the owner and CEO of the non-profit, Big Cat Rescue. Baskin’s non-profit has gained attention internationally for bringing attention to the plight of captive big cats and she has been featured on outlets such as Animal Planet, Discovery, The Today Show, People Magazine, CNN, and more.... read full bio
Scottie Madden, born Scott James, is an author, writer, director, speaker, and showrunner. Madden was a late-stage trans women and has previously been in the television production industry for over 30 years. Scottie had been an alpha male that worked in male productions that would take people through jungles, glaciers, and deserts all over the world and Scottie worked as... read full bio
Bree Newsome is an American filmmaker, speaker, musician, and activist who first gained national attention after an act of civil disobedience. Newsome was in South Carolina in front of the statehouse when she climbed up the flagpole and pulled down the Confederate Battle flag, a racist symbol. Newsome was then arrested which sparked attention of why the flag was even... read full bio
Judy Shepard is an LGBT-rights activist and Executive Director and Board President of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Judy is the mother of the late Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old that was a student at the University of Wyoming. Matthew was beaten and pistol-whipped in Laramie, Wyoming. He died six days later in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado and... read full bio
Shannon Reeves is a civil rights advocate, speaker, and political strategist who is the Assistant Professor of Political Science at Alabama A&M University. Through his work with Alabama A&M University, Reeves teaches undergraduate courses in American Politics and Public Administration. Reeves was born in San Francisco, California, and he has earned his B.A. in Political Science from Grambling State University... read full bio
Raymond Winbush, also known as Tikari Bioko, is an American scholar, author, researcher, psychologist and educator who is known for researching the impact of racism and white supremacy on the global African community. Winbush was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. When Winbush was young, he scored high on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and went on... read full bio
Peniel E. Joseph is an American historian, scholar, teacher, and activist who talks on race issues. Joseph holds professorship at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. Joseph was born and raised in New York and he went on to earn his B.A. in... read full bio
