Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Shekinah Elmore

Oncologist; Dedicated to Pursuing Equity & Empathy in Oncology Care

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

Michael Twitty Teaches Tracing Your Roots Through Food

Bakari Sellers

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Seth Mattison

Co-Founder & Chief Movement Officer of Luminate Labs, Expert on Workforce Trends and Business Strategy; Author

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Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

Shantell Thomas

Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

Vivian Howard

Chef & Restaurateur Known for "Chef & the Farmer", Featured on the PBS Series, "A Chef's Life"

Michael Jordan

Former Professional Basketball Player, Entrepreneur, & Owner and Chairman of the Charlotte Hornets

Sharon Delaney McCloud

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Breast Cancer Survivor; Certified Diversity Executive & Resilience Expert

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Kali Uchis

Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Video Director & Fashion Designer

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO of With Honor, Veteran and Author of "It Happened on the Way to War"

Dr. Sheila Robinson

Founder of Diversity Woman Media; DEI Expert; Author & Publisher

Brian Parsley

Recruitment & Employee Retention Expert, Managing Partner at The Constance Group

Rhiannon Giddens

Grammy-Winning & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Folk Singer Reclaiming African-American Musical Traditions

Richie Parker

Motivational Speaker; NASCAR Engineer Born Without Arms

Cam Newton

American Football Player in the NFL; Former Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers; Heisman Trophy Winner

Eduardo Bonilla Silva

Professor of Sociology at Duke University & Author of "Racism without Racists"

Adrienne Fikes, M.Ed., C.S.C.

Soul Power Coach and creator of the "Sort Out Your Life in 30 Seconds with Soul Power Challenge"

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author; President & CEO of UbuntuGlobal