Shonda Rhimes shares her experiment saying yes to everything. Isabel Wilkerson describes how a single decision changed the course of history for the racial make-up of the US. Luvvie Ajayi Jones says it’s time to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams sits down with journalist Gayle King. Poetry is the language of bridges says youngest inaugural poet in US history, Amanda Gorman. Lizzo traces the history of a viral dance to Africa. And Christina Greer, Jamila Lyiscott.

Nnedi Okorafor’s sci-fi stories open strange doors to future Africa. Chimamanda Adichie on the danger of a single story. Sangu Delle on the taboos of men and mental health. Moreangels Mbizah shares a communal solution to save wildlife. And Charita Gainey.