Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Saul Williams

Spoken Word Artist

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Kevin Powell

Writer, Humanitarian, President of BK Nation

Ursula Rucker

Spoken Word Artist

Toni Blackman

First US Hip Hop Ambassador, Rapper & Mindfulness Educator

Toni Blackman A Dove Real Woman Role Model - DOVE Real Beauty Campaign

Thea Monyee

Spoken Word Artist.

Will Power

Actor, Rapper, Playwright & Educator

Al Letson

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

Amanda Seales

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

LL Cool J

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

Azure Antoinette

CEO, Commissioned Poet & Author, Millennial Advocate

MK Asante

Best-selling Author, Award-winning Filmmaker, Recording Artist & Professor

Beautiful. And Ugly Too

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Spike Lee

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

Nelson George

Author / Filmmaker

Mohammed Bilal

Poet, Musician & Social Educator

Justine Simmons

Motivator & Philanthropist

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

James Spooner

Director & Filmmaker, Afro-Punk

DJ Drama

America's Top Hip-Hop DJ

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Montel Williams

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

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

The Color Orange

Cross-Cultural Performance

DJ Spooky

DJ, Hip-Hop Artist & Writer

Dr. Ian Smith

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author