Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Lamman Rucker

Actor, Education Activist, Green Living Advocate & Entrepreneur

Jesse Williams

Director, Producer, Activist & Actor Known for "Grey's Anatomy"

Jason Collins

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

Chris Mburu

Human Rights Activist

Roland Martin

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

Clarence B. Jones

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.

John Dau

Sudanese Refugee & Activist

Jalen Rose

Former ESPN Analyst & NBA Player

Kevin Powell

Writer, Humanitarian, President of BK Nation

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Richard T. Ford

Expert on Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination Law

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

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Highest-Scoring NBA Player in History & Cancer Survivor

A Season on the Reservation: My Soujourn With the White Mountain Apaches

Dr. Cornel West

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

Isaiah Washington

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

Fred Ssewamala

Fred M. Ssewamala is Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Columbia University School of Social Work, and a Faculty Associate with the Center for Social Development at Washington University (St. Louis).

Tavis Smiley

Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Bobby Seale

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Albert Mensah

Renowned Motivational Speaker & Author

Judge Greg Mathis

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Spike Lee

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

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Van Jones

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