Sharice Davids
Rep. Sharice Davids is the first openly LGBTQ Native American woman to serve in the US Congress.
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Aisha Saeed
Bestselling author and founding member of the nonprofit We Need More Diverse Books
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan has written more than 40 books for young people of all ages.
Nic Stone
American young adult author
Nikki Giovanni
Author of more than a dozen poetry collections, including “Black Feeling, Black Talk,” “Blues: For All the Changes” and “Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose”
Ruby Altizer Roberts
Ruby Altizer Roberts is the author of two collections of poetry, three memoirs, a children’s book, and a genealogy. She was named Virginia’s first female poet laureate in 1950 and, until 1994, was the only woman to have held the post.
Ellen Creathorne Clayton
Irish illustrator and writer
Judy Blume
American novelist and a best-selling young adult author, whose works include titles such as Superfudge (1980), Freckle Juice (1971), and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (1970).
Nicole Hernandez Hammer
As a sea-level researcher, Nicole Hernandez Hammer has studied how the cities and regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise also have large Hispanic populations — something she learned firsthand growing up in South Florida.
Amy Brooks
American author and illustrator.