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Published October 17, 2026 Activism

Barbara Martinez
Jitner

Latina Filmmaker & Human Rights Champion

Barbara Martinez Jitner went undercover in a maquiladora factory on the U.S.-Mexico border to expose the murders of hundreds of women in Ciudad Juárez, a story that became the basis for the Jennifer Lopez…

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2004 Emmy-Nominated Latina Television Producer Earned an Emmy nomination as an executive producer for American Family – Journey of Dreams, a landmark Latino family drama

Updated October 16, 2026 Activism

Bakari
Sellers

CNN Analyst & SC Political Star

At just 22 years old, Bakari Sellers became the youngest African American elected official in the United States when he won a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006. The son…

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2006 Youngest African American Elected Official Won election to the South Carolina House at age 22

Updated October 16, 2026 Activism

Amy
Purdy

Paralympic Champion & Inspirational Speaker

At 19 years old, Amy Purdy lost both legs below the knee, her spleen, and one kidney to a sudden, life-threatening case of bacterial meningitis, and she came within hours of death. Most people…

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2014 Paralympic Trailblazer Won a bronze medal in snowboard cross at the Sochi Winter Paralympics, becoming one of the world's most recognized adaptive snowboarders.

Updated October 15, 2026 Business

Ari
Fleischer

Former White House Press Secretary and Media Expert

Ari Fleischer stood at the podium of the White House Briefing Room on September 11, 2001, and for the next two years, he was the face and voice of one of the most consequential…

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2001 White House Press Secretary Served as President George W. Bush’s White House Press Secretary, becoming a prominent spokesperson during the September 11 attacks and their aftermath.