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Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Timothy Story a director, producer, and writer.He is the founder of The Story Company.

Gizelle Bryant

Star of Real Housewives of Potomac

Gizelle is a vibrant socialite and resident of the Potomac area who effortlessly manages.

Yusef Komunyakaa

Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet & Professor at NYU

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

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

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

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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

Dream hampton

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

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

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

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

Culinary Historian & Author

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

Cleo Wade

Artist, Poet & Author

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.

Michelle Duster

Educator, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Michelle Duster is author, public historian, professor, and champion of racial and gender.

jay ellis

Actor Known for "Insecure," Philanthropist & Entrepreneur

With a diverse skill set and resume spanning both television and film, Jay Ellis is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist; Critic-At-Large for The New York Times; Co-Host of "Still Processing" Podcast

Wesley Morris is a Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist. He currently serves as critic-at-large for The New York Times and co-hosts.

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Dr. Sharroky Hollie is a national educator who provides professional development to thousands of educators.

Melina Abdullah

Author & Professor of Pan-African Studies; Expert on Race, Gender, Class & Social Movements

Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University.

Steve McQueen

Academy Award-Winning Director Known for "12 Years a Slave" & "Widows"

Steven Rodney McQueen CBE is a British film director and screenwriter.

Big Lux

American Violinist; Hip-Hop Artist

Hailing from a family of talented musicians, Big Lux discovered.

Shekinah Elmore

Oncologist; Dedicated to Pursuing Equity & Empathy in Oncology Care

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

Tone Stith

Contemporary R&B Artist; Music Producer

New Jersey native Tone Stith is a contemporary R&B artist whose career.

Marley Dias

Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks; Author & Activist

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

Co-Founder of Black Votes Matter & The Black Voters Matter Fund; Professional Moderator & Facilitator; Principal Owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting LLC

At the intersection of social justice, political empowerment, human development and the cultural arts one will find LaTosha Brown.

Valerie B. Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Valerie Jarrett is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of the Barack Obama Foundation.

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University,

American Jazz Clarinetist; Founder of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans

Doreen Ketchens is an American jazz clarinetist who performs Dixieland and Trad Jazz. She has performed at concert halls.