Alesha Renee

Actress and TV Personality; Appeared on "Guy Code," "E! News," "HotWyred," "The 5ive," BET and the BET Awards Pre-Show

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Amandla Stenberg

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Baratunde In Media

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Christina Milian

Television Personality, Host, R&B Singer-Songwriter and Actress

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Craig Robinson

Comedic Actor Known for "The Office," "Knocked Up" & "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Dr. Jackie Walters

Award-Winning OB-GYN; Two-Time Breast Cancer Survivor; Cast Member of Bravo's "Married to Medicine"

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Author, Speaker & Founder of African American Images

Essence Atkins

Actress Best Known for the Series "Are We There Yet?" and UPN's "Half & Half"

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

Freeman Hrabowski

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Gabrielle Union

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

Hannibal Buress

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor & Television Writer; Known for Comedy Central's "Broad City" & "The Eric Andre Show"

Ice-T

Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress, Host of "Red Table Talk" & Founder of 100% WOMON