Minnijean Brown Trickey

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Mitzi Miller

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Monica Pearson

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Moustafa Bayoumi

Journalist & Author of "How Does it Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America"

Muffy Mendoza

Author & Founder of Brown Mamas

Myisha T. Hill

Women Empowerment, Mental Health & BIPoC Activist; Author

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Natalie Cofield

Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Changemaker; Former President of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce

Nicole Dennis-Benn

Award-Winning Author Known for "Here Comes the Sun"

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Octavia Goredema

Award-Winning Author & Career Coach

Opal Lee

Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'

Paul K. Lott, Sr.

President of the National Society for the Advancement of Black Americans

Pedro Noguera

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA

Porsha Williams

Star of "Porsha's Family Matters;" Former Cast Member on "Real Housewives of Atlanta;" Owner of GoNaked Hair

Rachel Cargle

Public Academic, Writer, Lecturer

Randall Robinson

Social Justice Advocate & Best-Selling Author

Rashad Robinson

President of Color Of Change, Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive

Reggie D. Ford

Author, Advisor, Advocate & Activist