Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Armstrong Williams

Conservative Media Personality

Shelby Steele

Expert on Race Relations

Richard T. Ford

Expert on Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination Law

Dr. Boyce Watkins

Financial Expert & Social Activist

Patrisse Cullors

Artist, Activist & Organizer; Co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter

John Dau

Sudanese Refugee & Activist

Elizabeth Vargas

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Best-Selling Author; Anchor for NewsNation

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Cynthia McKinney

Former Congresswoman

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Suzan Shown Harjo

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

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo

Chris Mburu

Human Rights Activist

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Tony Brown

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

Isaiah Washington

NAACP Image and SAG Award Winning Actor and Activist, Best Known as "Dr. Burke" On "Grey's Anatomy"

Connie Rice

Co-Director of The Advancement Project, Public Policy & Diversity Activist

Tim Reid

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

Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Youth Violence Expert / Physician

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Mark Anthony Neal

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

Sonia Nazario

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

Billy Mills

Second Native American to Win an Olympic Gold Medal & Co-Founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth

Lesra Martin

Attorney / Literacy Advocate

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Diana Butler Bass

Author, Speaker, and Independent Scholar specializing in American Religion and Culture

Scott Simon

NPR "Weekend Edition" Host

Windy City

Michael Psilakis

Greek-American Chef, Restauranteur & Cookbook Author; Owner of MP Taverna & Kefi

Live to Eat: Cooking the Mediterranean Way