Common

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

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Yusef Salaam

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Butterscotch

Vocal Percussionist Who Defies Gender & Other Social Constructs

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Benjamin Crump

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Maya Moore

Activist, Olympian & WNBA Champion

Ice-T

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

David Banner

Rapper, Record Producer, Activist & Actor

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philantropist

Spike Lee

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Van Jones

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

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Keith L. Brown

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Tamika D. Mallory

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Jason Collins

First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Clayborne Carson

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Hill Harper

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