Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

Dr. Harry Edwards Discusses Athletes Making An Impact With Their Platforms

Viola Llewellyn

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Don Cheadle

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Ayo Tometi

Human Rights Advocate, Strategist, Writer & Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Movement

Michelle McKinney Hammond

Bestselling Author, Speaker, Singer & Television Presenter

Dixon Chibanda

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Minna Salami

Writer, Lecturer, Feminist, Gender Equality Activist & Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist

Lola Adedokun

Health Equity Advocate; Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group; Co-Chair of the Aspen Forum on Women and Girls; Former Director at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Lola Adedokun - Aspen Ignites: Transforming Global Health

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Fred Swaniker

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group

Caroline Elkins

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Sam Richardson

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "Veep" & "Detroiters" and "The Afterparty" and "Ted Lasso"

Sam Richardson on Veep, the demise of Detroiters, and the Pistons

Zanele Muholi

Visual Artist, Photographer, Co-Director of "Difficult Love"

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu

Founder & Managing Director of soleRebels; Promoter of Africa's Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Capital & Economic Potential

Djimon Hounsou

Actor, Producer, Humanitarian, Founder of the Gate of (No) Return Marathon & Festival

John H. Bracey, Jr.

Co-Director of the African Diaspora Studies at Amherst College

Yodit Tewolde

Nationally Renowned Criminal Defense Attorney & Host on Court TV

Azie Tesfai

Founder of Fortuned Culture, philanthropist and actress known for role of Nadine on "Jane the Virgin"