Derrick Pitts
NASA’s first Astrobiology Ambassador & Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director at the Franklin Institute. His motto: Eat, breathe, do science. Sleep later.
Diversity & Inclusion
Trailblazers making strides on the need for inclusivity, diversity, intersectionality and understanding shared values
Spencer Overton
Author of Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression, President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and former Justice Department official.
Lorene Cary
Powerful storyteller, educator, and social activist delivering autobiographical, historical, and fictional stories about issues surrounding race and class.
Jianli Yang
Major leader of the Chinese Democracy Movement- from demonstrating in Tiananmen Square to being imprisoned in China for his activism, Dr. Yang fights courageously for freedom in his native land.
Jianying Zha
Born in Beijing, educated in the West, journalist and author Jianying Zha brings unique insight into the rapid changes and movement in Chinese culture, politics, and economics.
Nikki Giovanni
World-renowned poet, activist, writer and educator. Over the past thirty years, Nikki Giovanni, one of the foremost black poet activists, has brought the eyes of the world upon her.
Richard Morse
“With my music, I’m providing a safe haven for folks as the government fails…There are times when the Haitian people can’t speak out. But I can write a song.”
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