Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Common

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

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

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philantropist

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

LL Cool J

Hip-Hop Artist, Host of "Lip Sync Battle" & Actor Known For "NCIS"

Spike Lee

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

Mos Def

Hip-Hop Artist & Actor

Killer Mike

Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Montel Williams

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

The Color Orange

Cross-Cultural Performance

DJ Spooky

DJ, Hip-Hop Artist & Writer

Nas

Grammy-Nominated Rapper, Songwriter & Record Producer

DJ Drama

America's Top Hip-Hop DJ

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Musician; Performs as Childish Gambino

Kevin Powell

Writer, Humanitarian, President of BK Nation

Pharrell Williams

Singer-Songwriter, Producer & Entrepreneur; Known for the Hit Single, "Happy"

Al Letson

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Amanda Seales

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

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Branford Marsalis

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Musician & Passionate Music Educator

Quincy Jones

Producer / Grammy-Winning Composer

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"

Nelson George

Author / Filmmaker

LeVar Burton

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

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

James Spooner

Director & Filmmaker, Afro-Punk