Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Jesse Van Tol

CEO at National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Ingrid Gould Ellen

Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning & Faculty Director at the NYU Furman Center

Lance Freeman

Professor in the Urban Planning Program & the Director of the Doctoral Program in Urban Planning at Columbia University

Alan Mallach

Author; Senior Fellow at the Center for Community Progress & The National Housing Institute

State Policy and Equitable Revitalization: A Conversation with Alan Mallach

Asiaha Butler

President of Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E)

Chidera Eggerue

Millennial Mastermind, Best-Selling Author & Activist

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Dawoud Bey

Photographer & Educator

Barry Jenkins

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Liz Ogbu

Designer, Social Innovator & Urbanist, Founder of Sutdio O

Roy Wood Jr.

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

Roy Wood, Jr. COMPLETE REMARKS at 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

John Heffron

Winner of Season 2 of NBC's hit reality series "Last Comic Standing"

Cornelius Swart

Journalist & Filmmaker

Carolina Reid

Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley

Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Partner at HR&A Advisors

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Gabriel Iglesias

Stand-Up Comedian Known for "I'm Not Fat… I’m Fluffy"

Alonzo Bodden

Winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing"; Regular Panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me"

Peter Moskowitz

Co-Founder of Study Hall & Author

Nathaniel Smith

Founder & CEO of Partnership for Southern Equity

Douglas Farr

Architect, Urbanist, Author & Advocate for Sustainable Design Thinking

Bushra Amiwala

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education

Fortune Feimster

Comedian from "The Mindy Project" & "Chelsea Lately"

Amanda Seales

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

Tatanka Means

Native American Actor & Stand-Up Comedian

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

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Jessica Williams

Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast

Keke Palmer

Actress & Youngest Talk Show Host in TV History