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Kaya Thomas, developer
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Myleik Teele; founder and CEO, CurlBox
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Carla Harris; vice chairman of wealth management, managing director and senior client adviser, Morgan Stanley
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Bozoma Saint John; head of global consumer marketing, Apple Music
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Ursula Burns; chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
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Valeisha Butterfield Jones; head of black community engagement, Google
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Erin Teague; director of product, Yahoo
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Marley Dias; founder, #1000BlackGirls
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Angela Benton; founder and CEO, NewMe Accelerator
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Cathy Hughes, Radio One
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Florence Adepoju; founder, MDMFlow
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Mellody Hobson — President, Ariel Investments; chair of the board of directors, Dreamworks Animation
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Zim Ugochukwu; founder and CEO, Travel Noire
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Debra Lee; chairman and CEO, BET
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Ethiopia Habtemariam; president, Motown Records; president of urban music, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Rosalind Brewer; president and CEO, Sam's Club
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Elaine Welteroth; beauty and health director; Teen Vogue
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Sheila Johnson; founder and CEO, Salamander Hospitality
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Karen Civil; owner, KarenCivil.com and LiveCivil.com
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Admiral Michelle J. Howard; 38th vice chief of naval operations
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Stacy-Marie Ishmael; Managing Editor for Mobile News, BuzzFeed News