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

Mia Hamm

Retired Professional Soccer Forward; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Founding Member of the Women's United Soccer Association

Jennifer Thomas

Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker on Apology Languages and The Five Love Languages, Psychologist & TEDx Presenter

Dr. Kimberly Harden

Diversity and Inclusion Speaker, Founder & CEO of Harden Consulting Group, LLC, & Author of The Allyship Challenge™

Leigh-Kathryn Bonner

Founder & CEO of Bee Downtown

Shantell Thomas

Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

Phil Ford

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Jean Bailey Robor

Jean Bailey Robor, award-winning author and inspirational speaker, incorporates poignant messages with a splash of humor. Raised in the South, Jean brings your group or organization an interactive program they won't soon forget!

Rolfe Carawan

President of LifeMatters International; Accountability & Leadership Performance Speaker

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

2023 Speaker Demo | Sharon Delaney McCloud

Kali Uchis

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

Dr. Sheila Robinson

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

Deborah G. Ross

Christian Speaker, Author, Ordained Minister, Media Professional, Inspirational & Motivational Specialist

Read Montague

Neuroscientist & Popular Science Author

Rhiannon Giddens

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

Nancy Stolfo-Corti

Fay Cobb Payton, PhD

Author of "Leveraging Intersectionality: Seeing and Not Seeing" and Professor at North Carolina State University