Visual & Performing Arts

Sophie

Blackall

Two-time Caldecott Medal Winner and New York Times bestselling children’s author and illustrator

Mona

Golabek

Grammy-nominated concert pianist and celebrated children’s author

Vashti

Harrison

Caldecott Medalist, National Book Award Finalist, and two-time NAACP Image Award recipient

Jamal

Joseph

Black Panther party member, director, producer, poet, and educator

Tyler

Merritt

Creator of The Tyler Merritt Project, actor, comedian, and activist

Kate T.

Parker

Photographer, New York Times bestselling author, and gender equity advocate

B.A.

Shapiro

New York Times bestselling author of historical art thrillers

Nicole

Stott

Astronaut, aquanaut, artist, and founder of Space for Art Foundation

Terry

Virts

NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander