Black History Month

Leslie Odom Jr. is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr.

Dr. Mandë Holford is as an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Hunter College.  

Samira Denise Wiley is an American actress.. She is best known for her starring.

Bow Wow, is a rapper, actor, television presenter, and broadcaster. As Lil' Bow Wow.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is Founder and Managing Director of soleRebels.

In television, LisaRaye appeared in “The Parent ‘Hood,” “In the House”.

Tisha Campbell-Martin is an actress and singer who was born in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, USA.

Ria Tabacco Mar is the Director of the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, where she oversees the ACLU’s women’s rights litigation.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy received her undergraduate degree in economics and political science from the University of Michigan

James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.

Joey Jackson is a nationally-recognized criminal defense attorney who has for two decades represented individuals and labor unions in state

As one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business

Yusef Komunyakaa is an award-winning poet and professor known for his autobiographical poems about race.

Called the Gil-Scott Heron of this generation by Cornel West, Malcolm London is a young Chicago poet.

Emi Mahmoud is a poet, activist and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador who won the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam championship.

Kara Jackson was named the Youth Poet Laureate of The United States in 2019.

Ms. Campbell assumed leadership of the Harlem School of the Arts on January 18, 2011.

Amy Ellis-Simon was at a crossroads 11 years ago: She could pursue her interest in teaching.

Tina Eskridge is the Marketing Global Excellence Lead at Microsoft

Babatope (Tope) Awotona is the Founder of Calendly, a beautiful

Travis Nembhard is an Administrative Law Judge, Lawyer, and advocate. He oversees hearings.

DeMar DeRozan is a basketball player with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, which he joined in 2018.

Dr. Mark E. Dean is a John Fisher Distinguished Professor at the University..

Kelli Richardson Lawson is an Emmy Award-winning creative visionary.

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist and famous inventor.

Kara Walker is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper....

Jon Connor began producing and songwriting at the young age of 10. In middle school.

Jarren Benton is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia.

Roland Collins, better known by the stage name Troy Ave, is an American rapper from the Crown.

Mark Bradford was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1961.

Brandon Dickerson, known by his stage name Lil Bibby, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois.

Amber Levonchuck, known as Amber Rose, is an American model, recording artist, actress and socialite.

Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir.  

Ricky Williams is a former American football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an actress, singer and activist. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer

Dan Lothian is a White House correspondent for CNN, reporting on the activities of President Obama.

Gwen Richardson is an author, publicist and entrepreneur. As an author, she has six published books.

With over 30 Million views and over 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, this multifaceted music.

Rose Rollins was born in Berkeley, California and raised in Yonkers, New York.

Kofi Siriboe is an American actor and model. In 2016 he began starring as Ralph Angel Bordelon in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

Shola Ajewole is the current Senior Vice President of Creative and Cultural Diversity at FX.

Lawrence Hill is the son of American immigrants — a black father and a white mother.

Sellanga “Blinky Bill” Ochieng is a Kenyan musician, producer, and DJ. He is a TED Fellow.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs is an American film marketing and public relations executive.

Named one of Entertainment Weekly’s “100 Most Creative People in Entertainment,”.

Funnyman Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one rising comedy star to watch.

Nia Franklin is Miss America 2019, a classically trained opera singer and an advocate for the arts.

Jamika D. Burge is the Head of Conversational Artificial Intelligence (CAI) Insights at AI Design.

Alencia Johnson leads at the intersection of social justice and culture change.

Mayor Allen launched his music career in January of 2012. His first single “Party All Night Long”.