Alice Walker

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

Tamron Hall

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

Watch Where They Hide

Juan Williams

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

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Cathy Hughes

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

Cathy Hughes Is Honored In Her Hometown Omaha

Sheryl Swoopes

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Alfonso Ribeiro

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

Fred D. Gray

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

Kel Mitchell

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

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

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

Brandon Marshall

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

Dusty Baker

Former MLB Outfielder; Manager of the Houston Astros

Damon Wayans, Sr.

Actor & Comedian

John Amaechi

Organizational Psychologist, Leadership Transformation Expert & Former NBA Player

Bakari Sellers

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

Chris Webber

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

By God's Grace

Rickey Smiley

Stand-Up Comedian, TV Host, Actor & Radio Personality; Best Known for "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show"

Tika Sumpter

Actress, Television Host & Model Known for "One Life to Live," "Gossip Girl," "The Game" & "The Haves and Have Nots"

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

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

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"

Roy Wood, Jr. COMPLETE REMARKS at 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Actress & Entrepreneur; Former Emmy & NAACP Image Award-Winning Talk Show Host on "The Real"

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

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

Creating the Breakthrough

Tye Tribbett

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer

Tonya Lewis Lee

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

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Ruben Studdard

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