Oprah delivered "Harry's Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life" after she completed her term as a Rathburn Visiting Fellow at Stanford University this spring.  In a lecture that's nearly an hour, Oprah urges the students to find their spiritual practice to stay centered—whether that be in or out of religion.

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was honored at this year's Girls Write Now Awards, where the mentoring organization dedicated to helping underserved young women find their voices through writing celebrates the women who helped pave the way for the teen girls.

Jennifer Eberhardt teaches social psychology at Stanford University. For her pioneering research on race and unconscious bias, the prestigious MacArthur Foundation awarded her a "genius" grant.

In this lecture based on her book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy sheds light on the enduring legacy of slavery. Dr. DeGruy underscores that although chattel slavery was abolished 150 years ago, African Americans continue to suffer the physical and emotional manifestations of a historic PTSD she terms "post traumatic slave syndrome." The talk clocks in at nearly 2 hours, but every minute is worth it.

Purchase Dr. DeGruy's book here

Joan Morgan, author of the seminal book "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost : My Life as A Hip Hop Feminist", sat down with Dr. Brittney Cooper of Rutgers University to discuss hip hop, feminism and pleasure politics.

Watch these two brilliant minds discuss an art form that has become a driving force in so many of our lives.

Brown University professor Tricia Rose delivers a talk on how hip hop music has changed in the face of mass commercialism and consumption.

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