Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Michael Oher

Founder of Oher Foundation for Disadvantaged Youth; Former NFL Player for Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans & Carolina Panthers; Super Bowl 47 Champion; Story Told in Movie "The Blind Side"

Gladys Knight

Singer-Songwriter & Actress

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Charles Barkley

Retired NBA Power Forward, Analyst on "Inside the NBA," One of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of All Time

Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

Kenya Moore

Former Miss USA & Star of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

Martin Luther King III

Civil Rights Activist, Global Humanitarian & Political Leader

Juicy J

Oscar-Award Winning Rapper, Songwriter & Record Producer; Founding Member of Three 6 Mafia

Chronicles of the Juice Man: A Memoir

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

C. Vivian Stringer

Former Rutgers University Women's Basketball Coach

Katori Hall

Playwright, Journalist & Actress

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Calvin Mackie

Inspirational Entrepreneur & Mentor

Julian Phillips

Emmy Award Winning News Anchor, Host and Motivational Speaker

Isiah Thomas

Two Time NBA Champion & NBA Hall-of-Famer; NBA Analyst and Philanthropist

Charles Stith

Chairman of The Pula Group, LLC

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

Bruce George

Poet / Activist