Tavis Smiley

Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist

Russell Simmons

Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Marc Morial

President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League

Spike Lee

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

Star Jones

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

Farrah Gray

Celebrity Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Reallionaire"

Farrah Gray Speaks on Instilling Confidence In Black Children

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Civil Rights Activist

Dan Ariely

Behavioral Economist; Professor at Duke University; Author; Founding Member of The Center for Advanced Hindsight

Kal Penn

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

Susan Rice

Domestic Policy Advisor (2021-2023); U.S. National Security Advisor (2013-2017); and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)

Susan Rice, leaving the administration, talks of what's possible in a divided nation

Jared Cohen

President, Jigsaw (previously Google Ideas) & Chief Advisor to Alphabet Executive Chairman (former Google CEO) Eric Schmidt

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

John Zogby

Trendspotter & Leading Pollster

Calvin Mackie

Inspirational Entrepreneur & Mentor

James Woolsey

Former Director of the C.I.A.

Clay Shirky

Expert on New Technology & Social Media, & How They Shape Culture; Professor & Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

Coach Ken Carter

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Jeff Jarvis

Leader in the Development of Online News & Blogging; Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY

Dominique Wilkins

Former Professional Basketball Player, Vice President of the Atlanta Hawks, Board Chairman of KultureCity & Disability Advocate

Dr. Cornel West

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

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Charles J. Ogletree

Legal Theorist / Mentor / Activist

Andrea Mitchell

Host of MSNBC’s "Andrea Mitchell Reports" & Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

Andrea Mitchell - Celebrating 15 years of "Andrea Mitchell Reports"

Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Chrystia Freeland

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada