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Published October 27, 2026 Education

Scott
Kelly

NASA’s Year-in-Space Astronaut

Scott Kelly once failed out of his own ambitions, a self-described bad student who drifted through his early college years with no direction. Then he picked up a copy of Tom Wolfe’s The Right…

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2016 Year in Space Completed a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station, advancing research into long-duration spaceflight

Published October 27, 2026 Activism

Angela
Rye

CNN Analyst, Attorney & Political Powerhouse

Before most political analysts had even found their footing on cable television, Angela Rye had already served as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Congressional Black Caucus, one of the most powerful positions…

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2011 Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Became Executive Director and General Counsel of the Congressional Black Caucus, strengthening her national profile as a political strategist, attorney, and advocate for civic engagement and social justice.

Updated October 26, 2026 Activism

Bob
Zellner

SNCC’s White Civil Rights Hero Revealed

He was the son and grandson of Ku Klux Klan members. He became the first white field secretary in the history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. That contradiction, that extraordinary, dangerous leap across…

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1961 SNCC’s First White Field Secretary Joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and became a prominent white Southern organizer in the civil rights movement

Updated October 26, 2026 Activism

Carmen
Perez

March for Our Lives Organizer & Activist

Carmen Perez has spent her career building the infrastructure of social justice, from co-organizing the historic 2017 Women’s March that drew an estimated 4 million people worldwide, to serving as national co-chair of March…

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2017 Women’s March Co-Chair Helped lead the Women’s March on Washington and became a nationally recognized voice for civil rights and justice reform