James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

James McBride Adapting 'Deacon King Kong' for TV

Kevin Powell

Writer, Humanitarian, President of BK Nation

Common

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

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer and Actor; Fast and Furious Franchise

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Larry Wilmore

Comedian & Cultural Commentator; Host and Executive Producer of "The Nightly Show"

Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

Spike Lee

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

Spike Lee to Receive American Cinematheque Award

LL Cool J

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

Al Letson

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

Dr. Ian Smith

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

Dr. Ian Smith returns to reformatted ‘The Doctors’ as new host

Amanda Seales

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

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Jessica Care Moore

Poet, Producer, Activist & Actor

MK Asante

Author, Filmmaker and Professor

Tukufu Zuberi

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

Perspectives On Africa And The World

Will Power

Actor, Rapper, Playwright & Educator

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philantropist

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host Best Known For "The Montel Williams Show", Multiple Sclerosis Activist

Montel Williams Talks About His Stroke, Life in the Military & More

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

The Color Orange

Cross-Cultural Performance

Victoria Rowell

Classically Trained Dancer, Actress on "The Cosby Show" & "The Young and the Restless"; Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Asra Nomani

Journalist & Author, Women's Rights Activist

Branford Marsalis

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Musician Who Is Passionate About Music Education

Hill Harper

Actor, Author & Philanthropist; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Letters to a Young Sister

Nelson George

Author / Filmmaker

Kandi Burruss

Singer, Songwriter, Producer & Star of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

Azure Antoinette

CEO, Commissioned Poet & Author, Millennial Advocate

Justine Simmons

Motivator & Philanthropist