Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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

Joy-Ann Reid

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

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

Kim Fields

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

Deval Patrick

Two-term Governor of Massachusetts, Civil Rights Attorney & Business Leader

Leland Melvin

Engineer, Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

Nate Parker

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

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

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

Stephanie Mills

R&B and Gospel Singer; Known for Broadway's "The Wiz"

Joe Morton

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

Glynn Washington

Media Personality, Producer, Host of "Snap Judgment"

Tika Sumpter

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

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

Tamera Mowry-Housley

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

Susan Rice

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

Valerie Jarrett

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

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

Cathy Hughes

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

Cathy Hughes Is Honored In Her Hometown Omaha

Tye Tribbett

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer

Alfonso Ribeiro

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