Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

April Reign

Creator of the #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag; Editor of BroadwayBlack.com & NU Tribe Magazine

Joe Madison

Civil Rights Activist & American Radio Talk-Show Host Known as “The Black Eagle” on SiriusXM’s Urban View Channel

Radio's Joe Madison on Ending Hunger Strike in Fight for Voting Rights

A'Lelia Bundles

Author of Best-Selling Biography ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

Hope Giselle

National Organizer, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist & Trans Activist

Melissa Chiu

Museum Director, Asia Society

Ravi Hutheesing

Global Keynote Speaker | Empowering education and business leaders to build a future with millennials and beyond.

Danny Farrar

CEO & Founder of Soldierfit ED; Executive Director & Founder of Platoon 22

Randi Bryant

Award-Winning Diversity & Inclusion Strategist and Consultant; Fosters Real Dialogue About Racial, Gender and Cultural Issues

Dior Ginyard

Athlete Partnership Manager at Dapper Labs; Former Director of Player Affairs at the NFL Players Association

Waikinya Clanton

Impact Strategist, Community Activist, Advocate & Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Samantha Karlin

CEO of Empower Global

Michael Fath

World Class Guitarist, Composer, Producer, Author & Martial Arts Expert

Mehret Mandefro

Writer, Anthropologist, Physician & Film Producer Known for "Difret"

Peter Ghavami

Head of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at Fannie Mae

Big Data Governance: Modern Data Management Principles for Hadoop, NoSQL & Big Data Ana...

Meg Medina

Award-Winning Cuban American Children's Author

John Donvan

Moderator, "Open to Debate"; Correspondent, ABC News; Author of "In a Different Key: The Story of Autism"

Yasmine Arrington

Founder & Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., Radio Personality, Storyteller & Podcast Host

Olu Burrell

Executive & Leadership Coach; People Strategy Consultant