Tracy Reese

Fashion Designer

Tracy Reese celebrates Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Trabian Shorters

Founder & CEO, BMe; Author of "Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding"

Kadir Nelson

Award-Winning African-American Artist, Illustrator & Author; Designed the Cover of Drake's Album Nothing Was The Same

Momma Dee

TV Personality on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop"; Mother of Lil Scrappy

Faith Jegede Cole

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Mara Brock Akil

TV Producer and Writer

E.J. Johnson

Fashion Guru, LGBT Activist & Television Personality Known for "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" and "Young Hollywood"

Michael Baisden

Renowned Radio Personality, Author and Motivational Speaker

Fred Gregory

Astronaut, Military Fighter & Test Pilot

Rae Lewis Thornton

Emmy Award-Winning AIDS Activist

Chenoa Maxwell

Photographer, Actress, Life Designer & TV Personality on OWN's "Love in the City"

Fatima Siad

Somali-Ethiopian Fashion Model Who Got her Start on "America's Next Top Model"; Speaks Openly on her Female Genital Circumcision

Brittney Grimes

Writer, Poet, Motivational Speaker, Violinist & Published Author

Trina

Rapper, Known for "Look Back at It"

Robin Thede

Executive Producer, Writer & Star of HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show"; Former Host of BET's "The Rundown with Robin Thede"

Erica Dixon

Reality TV Personality on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop"

Rasheeda

Atlanta Hip Hop Artist; Featured on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop"

Jesse Ferrell

Former Las Vegas Marketing Executive & Leadership, Team Building and Strategy Expert

Shane Ortega

The US Army's First Openly Trans Soldier

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences