Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Vivian Howard

Chef & Restaurateur Known for "Chef & the Farmer", Featured on the PBS Series, "A Chef's Life"

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO of With Honor, Veteran and Author of "It Happened on the Way to War"

Deborah G. Ross

Christian Speaker, Author, Ordained Minister, Media Professional, Inspirational & Motivational Specialist

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Bradley R Staats

Professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School & Author of "Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive"

Mitch Savoie Hill

Certified Professional Coach, International TEDx Speaker, Author & Corporate Trainer

Martin Rooney

Founder of Training For Warriors & Author

Regina Louise

Author & Child Advocate

Vanessa Alava & Sue Robinson

Co-Hosts of the We Get Real AF Podcast

Steven Petrow

Award-Winning Journalist & Author of "Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life"

Chef Maira Isabel

TV Personality, Chef & Cookbook Author

Robin Ess

Spoken Word Artist, Visual & Performing Artist, Community Activist & Columnist

Derek Rhodes

Founder & Executive Director of the Durham Success Summit, Author, Community Activist

Nathaniel Peterkin-Adon "MAJ3STY"

Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer, Musician, Public Speaker, Author

James Key

James Key was born in Los Angeles, California and was reared in the Crenshaw District where he attended public schools.

Daniel Poneman

President and CEO, Centrus Energy Corporation, Deputy Secretary of Energy (2009-2014) and Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School

Rollin Jewett

Award-winning Author, Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet & Actor

Lauren Winner

Duke Divinity School Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality

Perry Williams

Retired Superbowl Winning Football Player