Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton

Higher Education Administrator, Professional Speaker on Issues of Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion

Rashidi Hendrix

Former Miss America 2004 - Ericka Dunlap, one of seven African- American Miss Americas in the history of the pageant... She is also the first black Miss Florida.

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes

Enuma Okoro

Nigerian-American Author and Lecturer; Columnist, Financial Times; Global Citizen

Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent

Damario Solomon-Simmons

National Civil Rights Attorney

Byllye Avery

founder, National Black Women's Health Project

Trevor Corson

On his way to becoming a writer and educator Trevor Corson spent two years in China studying philosophy and history.

Tammie Denyse

Breast Cancer Survivor & Founder of Carrie's Touch, Inc.

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Former President of the National Women's Studies Association; Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College

Public Enemy

Hip Hop Group; Known for their Politically-Charged Music

Maya Horgan Famodu

Nigerian-American Entrepreneur & Founder at Ingressive

Cassandra Newby-Alexander

Professor of History, Norfolk State University

Dr. Wade Nobles

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University and Notable Pioneer of the African-American Psychology Movement

Witney Schneidman

President of Schneidman & Associates International, a Washington-based consulting firm that works with American companies and NGOs active in Sub-Saharan Africa, Witney W. Schneidman is active in a number of Africa-related projects.

Harriet Masembe

African Storyteller and English Professor

Janina Jeff

Human Geneticist, Creator & Host of "In Those Genes" Podcast

Susan Taylor

Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine; Most Influential Black Woman in Journalism

Toni Tipton-Martin

Award-Winning Food & Nutrition Journalist; Expert in Cultural Heritage & Cooking for Social Change

Jamie Foster Brown

Former Publisher and Sole Owner of Sister 2 Sister Magazine & Celebrity News Personality on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Sonja Norwood

Talent Manager, Television Producer, and Deal-Maker; Mother of Brandy and Ray J