Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Iyanla Vanzant

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Branford Marsalis

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Musician & Passionate Music Educator

Quincy Jones

Producer / Grammy-Winning Composer

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Amy DuBois Barnett

Chief Content Officer, theGrio.com & EVP Digital, Entertainment Studios

Kal Penn

Actor, Writer, Producer & Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

John Zogby

Trendspotter & Leading Pollster

Jalen Rose

Former ESPN Analyst & NBA Player

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Michael Emerson

Award-Winning Actor, Lost

Mos Def

Hip-Hop Artist & Actor

Jay Pharoah

Actor, Stand-Up Comedian & Impressionist; Former Saturday Night Live Cast Member

Hines Ward

2-time Super Bowl Champion, Former Assistant Coach for NY Jets & Head Coach of the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Tavis Smiley

Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Kimberley Locke

Singer / Television Personality

Star Jones

Former Co-Host of "The View", Social Justice & Heart Disease Advocate

Frans Johansson

Innovation Expert & Author of "The Medici Effect"

Giancarlo Esposito

African-Italian American Actor, Director, Producer; Best Known for his Role as Gustavo "Gus" Fring on AMC's Breaking Bad