Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Dominique Dawes

Three-time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate and Gymnastics Academy Owner

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Rita Dove

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

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Johnnetta Cole

Former Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Willie Jolley

Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Speaker & Media Personality

Ron Christie

CEO of Christie Strategies LLC, Author and Veteran Political Analyst

Walter Fauntroy

Former Congressman / Civil Rights Leader

W. Ralph Eubanks

Author, Journalist & Professor

Anthony Cohen

On May 4, 1996, historian Anthony Cohen embarked on a two-month-long journey to explore a tragically overlooked part of American history: the Underground Railroad, the secret network that thousands of slaves traveled through to attain their freedom.

The O'Jays

R&B Group; Best Known For “Love Train” & “Back Stabbers”

A'Lelia Bundles

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

Vernon Davis

Former NFL Tight End

Charles Moose

Former Police Officer Known for Apprehending D.C. Sniper

Chris Brummer

Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Financial Equity Educator

Mimi Alemayehou

Founder & Managing Partner of Semai Ventures; Senior Advisor at Three Cairns Group

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Robert Johnson

Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET); Founder & Chairman of The RLJ Companies; Innovative Business Leader