Merrick Garland is a distinguished attorney whose career has been marked by his expertise in criminal law and his commitment to justice. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Garland clerked for two U.S. Supreme Court justices before launching his career…

Constance Baker Motley was a pioneering African American attorney and civil rights activist whose legal career was marked by groundbreaking achievements in the fight for racial equality. As a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Motley was…

Thurgood Marshall was a trailblazing attorney who played a pivotal role in challenging racial segregation and advancing civil rights in the United States. As a young lawyer, he gained national attention for his work with the NAACP (National Association for…

David Attenborough is a British broadcaster, natural historian, and documentary filmmaker, renowned for his groundbreaking work in nature documentaries. Born in 1926, he began his career with the BBC in the 1950s and quickly became a household name with his…

Randa Jarrar is an Egyptian-American writer, essayist, and poet, known for her bold exploration of identity, culture, and displacement. Born in 1978 in Chicago to Egyptian parents, Jarrar’s writing often reflects her experiences as an immigrant and her complex relationship…

Bertolt Brecht was a German playwright, poet, and theatre director renowned for his innovative contributions to modern theatre. Born in 1898, Brecht became a major figure in the development of epic theatre, a style that sought to provoke thought and…

Sylvia Rivera was a pioneering transgender activist and one of the key figures in the early LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States. Born in 1951, she was of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan descent and faced numerous challenges as a…

Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBTQ+ advocate, best known for her groundbreaking role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. As the first openly transgender woman of color to be nominated for a…

Sister Helen Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun, author, and leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in the United States. She is best known for her work as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates, particularly for…

Cornel West is a prominent philosopher, political activist, and public intellectual, best known for his work in the fields of race, social justice, and democracy. He is a professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York and has taught at…