Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough”

Creating the Breakthrough

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Bakari Sellers

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

The Moment

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Sheryl Swoopes

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

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

Susan Rice

Domestic Policy Advisor (2021-2023); U.S. National Security Advisor (2013-2017); and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)

Fred D. Gray

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tamron Hall

Award-Winning Journalist; Former National News Anchor for NBC News; Host of the "Tamron Hall Show"

Watch Where They Hide

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Leland Melvin

Engineer, Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Alfonso Ribeiro

Host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, Actor, TV Director, Award-Winning Dancer & Broadway Star

Brandon Marshall

Former NFL Pro Bowler, TV Personality, Mental Health Advocate, Founder, Host of I AM Athlete & CEO of House of Athlete

Amy DuBois Barnett

Chief Content Officer, theGrio.com & EVP Digital, Entertainment Studios

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States