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Father of Trayvon Martin
Since the 2012 death of his son, Trayvon, in a violent confrontation, Tracy Martin has committed his life to transforming tragedy into change. Despite his devastating loss, Martin was able…
Television Host, Comedian, Writer, and Producer. He is the Host and Executive Producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
As host and executive producer of the late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the ABC, Jimmy Kimmel is a busy man.
Former Biker Turned European Militant Islamist Turned al-Qaida Associate Turned Whistleblower
Morten Storm a former Biker Turned European Militant Islamist Turned al-Qaida Associate Turned Whistleblower. Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and…
Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer; Best Known for "Selma" and the Netflix Documentary "13th"
Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, DuVernay became the first black woman nominated in the Golden…
Actor, Musician & Activist; Known for Fox's "Empire"
The multi-talented Terrence Howard is best known for his Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated work in Hustle & Flow, as well as for his supporting role in Crash, for…
Flim and Television Actor. He is best known for his role in the film Felix and Meira, for which he garnered a Jutra Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the Jutra Awards
Luzer Twersky, an actor who was born in Brooklyn to a Hasidic Jewish family. He grew up in a community similar to the one portrayed in Felix and Meira (2014)…
CEO of Notional, Co-founder of CollegeHumor, CEO of CollegeHumor and Vimeo Co-Founder
Keynotes by Ricky Van Veen provide insightful information about the relationship of people and the type of content they consume online. Van Veen's interest in comedy led him to co-found…
Comedian, Actor, Writer and Currently a Sports Center Correspondent for ESPN
When New York Magazine tapped Reese Waters as one of the city’s Ten Comedians To Watch in March of 2009, few realized just how quickly his star would rise. First…
Finalist on Season 3 of NBC’s the Voice
Born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Michigan, music has always been Sylvia Yacoub's greatest passion. The Voice was an important step in my career, and now she moving on…
Eating Disorders Advocate. Television Personality and Commentator. Miss America 2008
Kirsten Haglund is an international women’s empowerment speaker, television news personality, President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation and served as Miss America 2008. During her year with the Miss America…
Businesswoman and Philanthropist. She co-founded Cisco Systems, and used the money from its sale to pursue interests in animal welfare and women's writing
A trailblazer and true Renaissance woman, Sandy Lerner is a global revolutionary who has made an impact in diverse industries, from technology and cosmetics, to the preservation of English literature…
Educator and Historian and Former National Museum of African American History and Culture
Lonnie G. Bunch III was the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Award-winning Author and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet
Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). In his citation, Librarian of Congress James Billington wrote, “Her poems dig beneath…
Broadway Actor, Inspirational Speaker, Recording Artist, Entrepreneur, Author, and Nationally Recognized Storyteller
Charles Holt is a native of Nashville, TN and a graduate of Rhodes College. Charles is a gifted Broadway actor and dynamic speaker. He inspires audiences around the world including…
Founding Chair of John Jay's Art & Music Department, as well as an accomplished curator, author, and art historian
Lisa E. Farrington, Ph.D., is the founding Chair of John Jay's Art & Music Department, as well as an accomplished curator, author, and art historian. In 2010 she won the…
American Short Story Writer and Novelist
Ann Beattie, American writer of short stories and novels whose characters, having come of age in the 1960s, often have difficulties adjusting to the cultural values of later generations. Beattie…
Political Historian and Teacher at American University in Washington, D.C.
Allan J. Lichtman received his PhD from Harvard University in 1973 with a specialty in modern American history and quantitative methods. He became an Assistant Professor of History at American…
Historian best known for his study of the Holocaust
Richard Breitman received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is author or co-author of ten books and many articles in German history, U.S. history,…
