Safiya Sinclair
Safiya Sinclair is the author of “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir” and the poetry collection “Cannibal.”
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Haben Girma
Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Girma pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.
Sharon Smith Holston
When Sharon Smith Holston retired as Deputy Commissioner for International and Constituent Relations in 2001, she left a rich legacy of administrative service to the Food and Drug Administration.
Phyliss Carpenter
US Air Force veteran
Col. Merryl Tengesdal
US Air Force veteran
Saraciea J Fennell
Black Honduran American writer, founder of The Bronx is Reading and creator of Honduran Garifuna Writers.
Rhodessa Jones
Using playwriting, acting, and directing, she has created her own brand of social work designed to empower incarcerated women and women with HIV.
Ngozi Ukazu
Ngozi Ukazu is the creator of “Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey” (First Second), an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded web comics Kickstarter ever, having raised almost $400,000 by May 2019.
Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “Everything, Everything” and “The Sun Is Also a Star,” both of which have been adapted into major motion pictures, as well as “Instructions for Dancing.”
Nic Stone
American young adult author