Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Virginia Madsen

Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominated Actress

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Alpana Singh

Restaurateur, Master Sommelier, TV Host & Author

The Second City

World-Famous Comedy Troupe

Quddus

Former MTV VJ for "Total Request Live" and Host of ABC's "Duets"

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

DJ Spooky

DJ, Hip-Hop Artist & Writer

Suzan Shown Harjo

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo

Calvin Mackie

Inspirational Entrepreneur & Mentor

Robert Townsend

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

Ray Suarez

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

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Shirley Ann Jackson

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

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.

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"

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