Nathaniel Peterkin-Adon "MAJ3STY"

Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer, Musician, Public Speaker, Author

Robin Ess

Spoken Word Artist, Visual & Performing Artist, Community Activist & Columnist

Mitch Savoie Hill

Certified Professional Coach, International TEDx Speaker, Author & Corporate Trainer

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Writer, Scholar, Poet, Activist & Educator

Nimmi Ramanujam

Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University; Cervical Cancer Prevention Advocate

Ricky Moore

Founder & Chef at SALTBOX Seafood Joint

Vanessa Alava & Sue Robinson

Co-Hosts of the We Get Real AF Podcast

Amir Sulaiman

Poet, Recording Artist, Actor, Screenwriter and Producer

Derek Rhodes

Founder & Executive Director of the Durham Success Summit, Author, Community Activist

Felwine Sarr

Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Duke University

Afrotopia

Alina Gerlovin Spaulding

Jewish Philanthropist & Community Builder

Robert J. Lefkowitz M.D.

Physician & Biochemist

Rollin Jewett

Award-winning Author, Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet & Actor

William "Sandy" Darity

Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies & Economics

Ethan M. Rasiel

Author of "The McKinsey Way: Using the Techniques of the World's Top Strategic Consultants to Help You and Your Business" & "The McKinsey Mind"

Joe Kwon

Cellist for The Avett Brothers

Bradley R Staats

Professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School & Author of "Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive"

Darren Sugg

Game Designer & Director, Creative Director at Epic Games, Former Fortnite Creative Director

Shirley Caesar

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer, Songwriter & Pastor

Phil Freelon

Architect, Best Known as the Lead Designer of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.