Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

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

Shirley Caesar

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer, Songwriter & Pastor

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

Matt Rhule

Head Football Coach at the University of Nebraska

Pre-game Speech from head coach Matt Rhule about women & breast cancer

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

Felwine Sarr

Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Duke University

Afrotopia

Mary Mack

Senior EVP of Community Banking and Consumer Lending at Wells Fargo

Derek Rhodes

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

Ricky Moore

Founder & Chef at SALTBOX Seafood Joint