Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Activist & Politician

Carlos Watson

CEO & Founder of Ozy Media

Ivy McGregor

Executive Director of Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation

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Derrick Johnson

President & CEO of the NAACP

Jay-Z

24-Time Grammy Award-Winning Rap Artist; Entrepreneur; Founder of Roc Nation, Entertainment Company; Known for "Empire State of Mind"

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Cynthia Marshall

CEO of the Dallas Mavericks; President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting

Tyler Perry

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

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Susan Rice

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

Harvey Gantt

Civil Rights Activist, Architect & Former Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina; First African-American Student Admitted to Clemson University

W. Kamau Bell

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

Shonda Rhimes

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Tarell Alvin McCraney

Award-Winning Playwright & Screenwriter Best Known for "Moonlight"

Mahershala Ali

Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Moonlight" & "House of Cards;" First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar

Malcolm Jenkins

Former NFL Player, Activist, Entrepreneur & Founder of the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation; Author, "What Winners Won't Tell You"

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Kerry Washington

Author, Actress, Producer & Activist Known for Starring as Olivia Pope in ABC's "Scandal"

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Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writer & Director Known for "Love & Basketball" & Netflix's "The Old Guard"; First Black Woman to Direct a Major Comic-Book Movie

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Courtney B. Vance

Emmy & Tony Award-Winning Actor, Best Known for "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" & ""The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

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Sylvie Leotin

Award-Winning Artist, Scientist & Innovator, Shaping the Next Era of Transformative Patient Care

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Lupita Nyong'o

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

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