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Serena Williams

Iconic Professional Tennis Player & Olympic Gold Medalist; Activist, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur

Serena Williams - eMerge Americas 2023

Unspecified

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

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

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour - Veteran and Trailblazer for Women

Atlanta, GA, USA

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Joy-Ann Reid

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

New York, NY, USA

Valerie Jarrett

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

Valerie Jarrett | Milken Institute

Washington, DC, USA

Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

The Best of Trevor Noah on Netflix | Netflix Is A Joke

New York, NY, USA

Bakari Sellers

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

Bakari Sellers' Keynote Speech- Clemson University Virtual Student Summit

Charlotte, NC, USA

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

New York, NY, USA

Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Virginia, USA

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Oakland, CA, USA

Tamron Hall

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

New York, NY, USA

Sheryl Swoopes

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Texas, USA

Don Cheadle

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Fred D. Gray

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

Tuskegee, AL, USA

Susan Rice

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

Washington, DC, USA

Leland Melvin

Engineer, Educator, Author, Former TV Host of "Child Genius", Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

Richmond, VA, USA

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director Known for "Atlanta," "Community" & "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Grammy Award-Winning Musician Formerly Known as Childish Gambino

Los Angeles, CA, USA

W. Kamau Bell

Stand-Up Comedian & TV Host Best Known for "United Shades of America"

San Francisco, CA, USA

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Sulwe

New York, NY, USA

Black History Month Speakers Tag: Black history month Tag: Black-history-month

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Valerie Jarrett

Zerlina Maxwell

Bobby Seale

Tamron Hall

Sheryl Swoopes

Fred D. Gray

Susan Rice

Leland Melvin

W. Kamau Bell