Julian Phillips

Emmy Award Winning News Anchor, Host and Motivational Speaker

Andrew Mwenda

Ugandan Journalist; Founder and Owner of The Independent, Uganda's Premier Current Affairs News Magazine

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

Clarence Page

Journalist, Syndicated Columnist, & Member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

Ray Suarez

Author, Lecturer, Reporter & Former Host of Al Jazeera America's "Inside Story"

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Dewey Bozella

Arthur Ashe Courage Award Winner & Boxer

Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring

Anthony Rapp

Actor, Singer & Author of "Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent"

Shirley Ann Jackson

Theoretical Physicist & Inventor; President of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; National Medal of Science Recipient

Dr. Steve Perry

Dr. Steve Perry's heart pumps passion and produces positive change.

Azadeh Moaveni

Associate Professor, Writer, Journalist & Author

Woman. Life. Freedom. Iran's Feminist Movement

Diane Nash

Civil Rights & Peace Activist

Tony Brown

Tony Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Urban America Television Network (UATV) which has about 30 million viewers.

Tim Reid

Tim Reid, the Emmy-nominated actor, director and producer, has been a mainstay in the entertainment industry for the last three decades.

Suzanne Westenhoefer

First Openly Gay Comedian to Appear on Television

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

Stephen Young

Senior Partner of Insight Education Systems; Author of "Micromessaging; Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words"

Abiola Abrams

Author, Self Esteem Coach & Advice Columnist

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Marc Morial

President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League