Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Indigenous Climate & Community Activist; Hip-Hop Artist; Author of "Imaginary Borders"

UBC Phil Lind Initiative 2024 Presents: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Ice-T

Cultural Icon, Author, Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

The Ice Opinion: Ice T

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Killer Mike

Grammy Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Awkwafina

Rapper, Comedian & Actress Known for "Ocean's 8" & "Crazy Rich Asians"

Rihanna

Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Actress & Businesswoman; Creator of Fenty Beauty & Savage x Fenty; Founder, Clara Lionel Foundation

Kesha

Pop Singer Known For "Tik Tok," "Your Love Is My Drug" & "Praying"

Wyclef Jean

Three-Time Grammy Award-Winning Musician, Songwriter & Producer; Humanitarian, Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti & Founder, Yéle Haiti; Author, "Purpose: An Immigrant's Story"

Purpose: An Immigrant's Story

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director Known for "Atlanta," "Community" & "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Grammy Award-Winning Musician Formerly Known as Childish Gambino

LL Cool J

Hip-Hop Icon, Grammy Award Winner & Actor; Known for "Mama Said Knock You Out"

Out Of Context: LL Cool J And Charlamagne Tha God

Snoop Dogg

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer & Actor

Snoop Dog | The Jennifer Hudson Show

Shanita Hubbard

Professor, Advocate, Mother & Author of "Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For The Well-Being of Black Women"

Boots Riley

Rapper, Producer, Screenwriter & Director; Known for "Sorry To Bother You"

Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels

Pioneer of Hip Hop Culture & Founding Member of Run-DMC; Author & Founder of Darryl Makes Comics Publishing; Mental Health & Foster Care Advocate

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Jaden Smith

Rapper, Actor, Entrepreneur & Environmental Advocate; Founder, JUST Water

David Banner

Grammy Award-winning Producer, Actor, Community Activist