9th Wonder

Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Record Executive, DJ & Rapper

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award Nominee, Director of "Selma", Founder of ARRAY

Ava DuVernay Interview: Capturing Black Life

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"

We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama

Zerlina Maxwell

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

Adaora Udoji

CEO & Founder of outLoud Inc., Angel Investor and Former Award-Winning Journalist

Angela Burt-Murray

Deputy Editor at Glamour Magazine & Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine

Kim Fields

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

Tracie Thoms

TV, Film & Stage Actress; Best Known for "Rent," "Cold Case" and "The Devil Wears Prada"

Amos Winbush III

Founder and CEO, CyberSynchs

Patrice C. Washington

Personal Finance Expert Known as the Money Maven

Deval Patrick

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

Leland Melvin

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

J.J. Hairston

Gospel Music Artist; Leader of Youthful Praise

Keshia Chante

Award-Winning Canadian Singer-Songwriter; Television Host & Actress; Businesswoman; Philanthropist

Keshia Chanté tells a wild story about Bow Wow

Nate Parker

Actor, Director & Screenwriter Known for "The Great Debaters," "Red Tails" & "The Birth of a Nation"; Creator of the HBCU Storytellers Project & Founder of The Nate Parker Foundation

Nate Parker to Class of 2023

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

R&B Pop Singer & Member of the '90s Group TLC

TLC's Chilli opens up about fame, setbacks in new documentary | Nightline

LaVan Davis

Star of Tyler Perry's "House of Payne"

Tom Joyner

Radio Host of the Nationally Syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show"

Stephanie Mills

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