Black History Month

An award-winning filmmaker, Stanley Nelson has over 20 years' experience as a producer, director, and writer of documentary

Ernestine Johnson is a compelling actress, performance poet and event host. She was born and raised in Los Angeles.

Bershan Shaw is a TV personality, global Motivational Speaker, Business & Career Executive Coach, Strategist and a Diversity & Inclusion Trainer.

A record-breaking sprinting star of the 1970s and 1980s, Evelyn Ashford is one of the few track and field athletes to boast four Olympic gold medals.

William Rhoden is an American sports journalist and author, who formerly worked as a columnist for the New York

At 19-years-old, Tamir D. Harper is a non-profit executive, an outspoken advocate for public education, and a Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar.

Donnell Rawlings is a comedian and actor. His notable roles include appearing in Chappelle's Show.

Michael Yo is an actor, TV host, Hollywood expert and stand-up comedian who has two Emmy nominations.

Lamman Rucker is an Actor, Educator, Activist and Entrepreneur.

Dave Winfield grew to value the importance of sports, health, education, family, and community.

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

Chosen as one of VARIETY’S “Top Ten Actors to Watch” and part of the new breed of Hollywood leading men, Laz Alonso stars.

Stan Lathan is a prolific television comedy producer & director, having directed the pilot episodes of many sitcoms.

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”.

Dream Hampton (stylized as dream hampton) is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit.

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

Eric Hutcherson is the Chief People & Inclusion Officer for Universal Music Group.

Chris is an award-winning serial-entrepreneur, engineer, futurist, pragmatist & optimist.

Candi Castleberry Singleton is the Vice President of Diversity Partnership Strategy & Engagement at Twitter.

Respected internationally as a strategic thinker, inspirational speaker and consummate professional.

Phillip Atiba Goff is the inaugural Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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

April 19, 1989 started off as a normal day for 14-year-old Kevin D. Richardson,but that night would change.

Kenyona “Sunny” Matthews is a motivational speaker focusing on issues of diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

Stevonne Smith Sr. is a former football wide receiver who played 16 seasons in the National Football League.

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.

Adam Serwer is the deputy editor of the Politics & Policy team at the Atlantic.

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

Quentin James is the Co-Founder & COO of Vestige Strategies, LLC – one of the top civic.

Timnit Gebru is a computer scientist who works on algorithmic bias and data mining.

Rodney Robinson has over 20 years experience as an educator with Richmond Public Schools.

Sam Q. Bailey is a filmmaker, film producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for directing the web series Brown Girls.

Lex Gillette is the best totally blind long and triple jumper in the history of the U.S. Paralympic movement.

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

Vann R. Newkirk II is a senior editor at The Atlantic, and the host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning Floodlines.

Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.

Dr. Voisin is a social welfare scholar and psychotherapist. He is the author of America the Beautiful and Violent.

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.

Nicole Lynn, a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, attended the University of Oklahoma.

S. Lee Merritt, Esq. commonly known as “the people’s lawyer,” is emerging as an influential new voice in the fight for Social Justice.

Featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Christine Michel Carter is a best-selling author.

Bryan Collier is the author and illustrator of Uptown, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award..

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

Chancelor Bennett, better known by his stage name Chance The Rapper, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago.

Dr. Patrice A. Harris is board-certified in psychiatry. Dr. Harris’ life is marked by her passion to improve the lives of children and communities around her,

Dr. William R. Harvey is President of Hampton University and 100% owner of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Houghton, Michigan.