Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Mae Jemison

First Black Woman in Space & Former NASA Astronaut; National Women's & International Space Hall of Famer Founder, 100 Year Starship

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States & Bestselling Author

Oprah Winfrey

CEO of Oprah Winfrey Network, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient & National Women's Hall of Famer

Oprah Winfrey: Broken Open | Oprah's Super Soul | OWN Podcasts ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Kerry Washington

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

Tyler Perry

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

Whoopi Goldberg

Award-Winning Actress, Comedian & Co-Host of ABC's "The View"

Allyson Felix

Track & Field Athlete, Olympic Champion & 12-Time Gold Medalist at the World Championships; Co-Founder of Saysh

Ruby Bridges

Civil Rights Activist & First African-American Child to Integrate a White Southern Elementary School

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Wayne Brady

TV Personality, Comedian & Actor

Jamie Foxx

Award-Winning Actor and Musician; Best Known for "Ray," "Django Unchained" & "Just Mercy"

Eddie Murphy

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian and Singer; Best Known for "The Nutty Professor," "Beverly Hills Cop" & "Dreamgirls"

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Literary Scholar, Journalist & Cultural Critic; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University

Gabourey Sidibe

Actress, Director, & Author Known for "Empire" & "Precious"

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author