Dr. Brenda Combs, Ed.D.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Clayborne Carson

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

Tony Brown

Tony Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Urban America Television Network (UATV) which has about 30 million viewers.

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

William Julius Wilson

Sociologist & Harvard Professor

Desi Williamson

Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator, Motivational Coach & Entrepreneur

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

Dr. Boyce Watkins

Financial Expert & Social Activist

Isaiah Washington

NAACP Image and SAG Award Winning Actor and Activist, Best Known as "Dr. Burke" On "Grey's Anatomy"

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Maryland's 1st Female Lt. Governor

Eugene Rivers

Pastor of the Azusa Christian Community

Marc Morial

President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League

Manny Medrano

Supreme Court/Legal Affairs Correspondent for ABC News

Branford Marsalis

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Musician & Passionate Music Educator

Michael Patrick MacDonald

Best-Selling Author

Frans Johansson

Innovation Expert & Author of "The Medici Effect"

Jennifer James

Cultural Anthropologist & Expert on Change

Chris Edley

Dean and Professor of Law

Roger Crawford

Hall of Fame Athlete; First & Only US Professional Tennis Association Athlete with a Severe Disability

Anderson Cooper

Journalist, TV Personality, Anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°"

Johnnetta Cole

Former Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Leroy Chiao

Former Astronaut & International Space Station Commander; Commercial Space Flight Pioneer

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch

U.S. Army Veteran & Author

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Les Brown

Motivator, TV Personality & Best-Selling Author

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Keith Beauchamp

Emmy-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

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