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Anna Deavere Smith

Writer, actor, and professor

Anna Deavere Smith | May 21, 2007 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Barry Scheck

Cofounder of the Innocence Project

Barry Scheck | November 18, 2013 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Michelle Alexander

Civil Rights Advocate, Legal Scholar

Michelle Alexander | October 2, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Ken Robinson

Creativity Expert

Sir Ken Robinson | March 20, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Eric Schlosser

Investigative Journalist

Eric Schlosser | September 24, 2013 | September 30, 2010 | The Progressive Forum

Jared Diamond

Acclaimed Scientist, Historian