David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.

16th US Surgeon General; Founding Director of the Satcher Health Leadership

Lauren Lake

Attorney; Author; Judge on "Paternity Court;" Host of HGTV’s "Spice Up My Kitchen"

Essence Atkins

Actress Best Known for the Series "Are We There Yet?" and UPN's "Half & Half"

Wally Amos

Founder of Famous Amos Cookies

Justin Simien

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer; Best Known for Directing the Award-Winning Film "Dear White People"

Yul Kwon

Television Host, Management Consultant; VP & General Manager of Local Search at Google; 2006 Winner of 'Survivor: Cook Islands'

Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo

LGBTQ Equality Activists; Plaintiffs in the Landmark Supreme Court Case that Struck Down Proposition 8 in California

Tanya Young Williams

"Basketball Wives" TV Personality, Legal Analyst & Inspirational Speaker

Derald Wing Sue

Professor & Author

Chef Jeff Henderson

Award-Winning Chef & Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

T.J. Holmes

Award-Winning Journalist & National Television Personality

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Adam Braun

New York Times & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, "The Promise of a Pencil"; Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Founder of Pencils of Promise

The Five Phrases That Can Change Your Life: Adam Braun

Haiyan Wang

Managing Partner of China India Institute, Renowned Expert on Global Strategy, Growth & Emerging Markets

Brian Solis

Digital Analyst, Futurist & Author of "What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences"

Freeman Hrabowski

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Patti Solis Doyle

Political Strategist at CNN; Contributor & Partner at Brunswick Group

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Esmeralda Santiago

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Kelly McDonald

Multicultural Marketing & Business Trends Expert