African-American Women

Kim Coles is probably best known for her zany characters.

Marla Blow is the Senior Vice President of Mastercard's philanthropic hub, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. The Center’s priorities are to promote financial security;

With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress.

Ukonwa Ojo is the Chief Marketing Officer, Prime Video & Amazon Studios.

Professor John H. Bracey, Jr., has taught in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University.

Ruth E. Carter is the 2019 Academy Award winner for Achievement in Costume Design for Marvel’s “BLACK PANTHER”.

Alondra Nelson is president of the Social Science Research Council and the Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Azania Andrews is Vice President of Michelob Ultra at Anheuser-Busch. At AB, Azania is responsible for defining.

99-year-old Betty Charbonnet Reid Soskin is, among other things, America’s oldest active park ranger.

Tewolde has been a member of the Texas Bar since 2010.

Umana was a Research Assistant at the Hiphop Archive at the Du Bois Institute for African..

Carin Taylor is a renowned and highly sought-after speaker, facilitator and executive leadership coach on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging.

Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films, and a political activist.

Sabaah Folayan is an filmmaker, activist, and award-winning storyteller who uses written.

Amanda Gorman is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles. Her poetry focuses on themes of race.

Lauren Simmons is a motivational speaker and her own brand. A former equity trader for Rosenblatt Securities.

Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Hearns' voice as a community organizer and speaker.

Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc.

Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a social justice activist, educator and writer.

In an industry dominated by males, DJ Traci Steele emerges as a hard-hitting DJ.

Machelle Sweeting is an Acting Supreme Court Justice in the New York State Supreme Court.

Let’s start with Ms. Pat hasn’t lived the life of your typical comedian. Born to a single mother of 5, living on welfare in a tough West end neighborhood of…

Kimberly Foster is founder and editor-in-chief of For Harriet, a multiplatform digital community for Black women.

Cleo Wade was born in New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. As an artist, speaker, and poet, Wade is an inspiring voice in today's world for gender and race equality.

Imani is a Black bisexual Muslim woman who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California

Joi McMillon is an American film editor, known for her work on the critically acclaimed film Moonlight.

Morgan is an NYC-based writer. She graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Comparative Literature, specializing in nineteenth century.

Farai Gundan is a Zimbabwean-born member of the diaspora living in the US.

Ashlee Marie Preston is Editor in Chief of “Wear Your Voice” magazine,and the first transgender editor of a feminist publication.

Caroline A. Wanga is currently the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Inc.

Tiffany Jewell is a Black biracial writer, twin sister, first generation American, cisgender mama, anti-bias antiracist (ABAR) educator, and consultant.

Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist who talks a lot about intersectionality.

Crystal Marie Fleming is Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies and Associate Faculty in the Department of Women's.

 Terry Ellis graduated from Worthing High School in 1982 and later earned a degree in Marketing..

Lexi Underwood is a teen public figure, actor, and philanthropist based in LA and DC.

Dr. Kira Hudson Banks has been working to support individuals and groups to understand themselves.

Best known for her role as Dionne in the 1995 hit comedy Clueless, as well as many other movies and TV roles, actress Stacey Dash is a Christian, a mother.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes and speaks on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States.

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor, researcher, and radiation oncologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel.

Amena Brown is a spoken word poet, performing artist, and event host whose work interweaves keep-it-real storytelling.

Marley Dias, the precocious and purpose-driven founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks.

Chiara de Blasio is the first daughter of New York City. She attended the Beacon School in Hell's Kitchen,

Rashida Richardson is a lawyer, researcher and the Director of Policy Research at AI Now Institute at NYU.

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels.

Zelalem Adefris is a public health professional with a passion for addressing racial health and wealth disparities.

No one defies stereotypes, generalizations, or clichés more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children.

Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.

Natasha Rothwell is currently a series regular and co-producer on Issa Rae's Peabody Award- winning HBO series Insecure.

Lola Adedokun is the Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group at the Aspen Institute.

Actor, producer, host, and entrepreneur Tamera Mowry-Housley is quickly becoming a Hollywood powerhouse.