Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Professor of History, Race & Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Author of "The Condemnation of Blackness"

Leland Melvin

Engineer, Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

Glynn Washington

Media Personality, Producer, Host of "Snap Judgment"

Fred D. Gray

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

Bakari Sellers

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

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Michael Steele

Conservative Political Commentator & Former Republican Party Politician

Dominique Wilkins

Former Professional Basketball Player, Vice President of the Atlanta Hawks, Board Chairman of KultureCity & Disability Advocate

Kel Mitchell

Award-Winning Comedic Actor, Best Known for "Kenan & Kel," "Good Burger" and "All That"

John Amaechi

Organizational Psychologist, Leadership Transformation Expert & Former NBA Player

Sheryl Swoopes

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Juan Williams

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

Chris Webber

Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Number One NBA Draftee & Five-Time NBA All-Star

By God's Grace

Amy DuBois Barnett

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

Nate Parker

Actor Known for "Red Tails," "The Secret Life of Bees" and "The Great Debaters"

Kim Fields

Actress, Singer & TV Director Known for the NBC Sitcom "The Facts of Life" & on the Fox Sitcom "Living Single"

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

R&B Pop Singer Known as "Chilli"; Part of the '90s group TLC

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Andrew "King Bach" Bachelor

Actor, Comedian & Vine Star; Known Online as King Bach

Ruben Studdard

American Idol Winner; The Biggest Loser Contestant; Dubbed the "Velvet Teddy Bear"

Joe Morton

Actor Best Known for the Role of Rowan Pope on "Scandal"

Joy-Ann Reid

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

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

Tamron Hall

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

Watch Where They Hide

Cathy Hughes

Founder & Former CEO of Urban One (formerly Radio One)

Cathy Hughes Is Honored In Her Hometown Omaha

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

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

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

Creating the Breakthrough

Anika Noni Rose

Tony Award-Winning Actress & Singer; Voice of Princess Tiana

Valerie Jarrett

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

Roy Wood Jr.

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

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