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Singer and Tony Award-Winning Actress

Jennifer Holliday is a “singer’s singer,” a diva with a voice that can leave an audience absolutely breathless. Whether punctuating a presidential ecumenical service at the White House with a…

Five-Time NFL All-Pro, Motivation and Team Building Expert

A Stanford All-American, 5 time NFL All-Pro, and All-Star front line competitor, Brian Holloway was the 6’7″ powerhouse at the core of the 1985 New England Patriots Super Bowl team.…

Actor, Writer and Producer. After nine successful years on network television, John Henton has established a name for himself as one of today's leading comic talents

After five years on the Fox hit television series "Living Single," John Henton has earned a name for himself as one of today's leading comic talents. Through the lovable and…

Seven-time NBA All-Star, Film Producer & Philanthropist

The Grant Hill story is one of faith, guts, family, friends, commitment and the incredible will to play basketball. He was born with a competitive spirit that sent him to…

Pakistan's Former Ambassador to the United States

Husain Haqqani is a Pakistani scholar and public figure who most recently served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008-2011. He is widely credited with managing a difficult…

Advocate for American Indian Rights and President & Executive Director, Morning Star Institute. Received Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate, who has helped Native Peoples recover more than one million acres of land and…

Award Winning TV & Film Actor, NY Times Bestselling Author, Youth and Education Advocate

Hill Harper is an award-winning actor, best-selling author, and philanthropist. Harper starred on the CBS TV drama CSI: NY from 2004 to 2013. As of March 2013, he joined the…

Def Poetry Jam on HBO and on Broadway

Georgia Me, a def jam poet from Atlanta, Ga., who has been featured on "Def Poetry Jam" on HBO and on Broadway. Born Tamika Harper, Georgia Me became a poet…

Grammy-Winning Singer and Songwriter

Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky, handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper cultivated a cult following during the course of the '90s that gained full fruition toward the end of…

Screenwriter, Film Director and Film Producer

Leslie Harris is a promising young filmmaker whose first feature-length film, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., concerns a teenage girl's coming of age in the Brooklyn projects. The movie achieved recognition…

Renowned Comedian and Actor; Known for "Think Like A Man" and his Comedy Release "Laugh at My Pain"

Kevin Hart exploded onto the scene as one of the most versatile comedic actors in both television and film; and he’s making history. He has acted in films like 2012's…

Actor and Television Host; "Steve Harvey Show" and "Family Feud"

Steve Harvey is an Emmy Award winning TV personality, talk show host, actor and comedian. He currently serves as host of two popular TV shows for which he won Emmy…

Known from her nationally syndicated television show "Judge Hatchett" and Child Advocate

Nobody gets results like Judge Glenda Hatchett. A visionary on the bench, she is renowned for her unique way of determining justice in an innovative, authoritative manner. Well known for…

Award-Winning Author of "The Journey of the Lost Boys"

Joan Hecht of the Lost Boys will share their heartfelt and inspirational stories of being refugees. Hecht founded the Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan Foundation in 2004. The…

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent; Neurosurgeon; Award-Winning Journalist

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy award winning chief medical correspondent for CNN.

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Award Winner Producer, Author, Fashion Designer and Host of GlobeTrotter TV

Jon Haggins, a motivational speaker who inspires people to get up and go, that anything is possible

Arsenio Hall is most famous for his stand-up comedy and for his talk show

If you ask different people where they first saw Arsenio Hall, you'd probably get a number of different answers. But, it was the success of his Emmy Award-winning late-night talk…

The Real World: Hollywood

Greg Halstead is the first Real World roommate to be selected by viewers, who voted online for PretyBoy aka The Chosen One. With an unusual outlook on life he refers…

Actor, Writer and Comic

Kyle Grooms, a long list of notable accomplishments as an actor, writer and comic, he’s proven to be one of the industry’s must-see comics on the scene. With a uniqueness…

Emmy-Award Winning Journalist

Bryant Gumbel joined CBS News in 1997, having previously worked for NBC for nearly 25 years, serving as anchor of The Today Show for an unprecedented tenure of 15 years.…

Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster, CBS Sports

Greg Gumbel a veteran of sports television for nearly 30 years, Greg Gumbel has the unique ability to put audiences in the midst of the play-by-play excitement. As one of…

Bestselling Author, Leadership Expert and CEO, S. Graham & Associates

Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. Stedman delivers his leadership message…

African-American Attorney, Speaker, and New York Times Best-Selling Author

Lawrence Otis Graham a nationally known author, attorney and commentator on race, politics and diversity in America. A lecturer on governmental affairs and employment issues, Larry is chairman of the…

Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant has earned a Bachelor of Science degree, two Masters degrees (one in Guidance and Counseling, the other in Behavioral Science), a Doctorate in Theology, and a…

Slam Poet, Actress & Activist

Bridget Gray left her small town to pursue her dreams in Los Angeles. It was there that her acting chops landed her guest starring roles on ABC, CBS and Disney.…

Media Strategist, Voting, Activism and Youth Culture Expert

Democracy works and Jehmu Greene will speak at every college campus, go on every news show, and shout it from the rooftops until all of America knows it. A widely…

Former Editor-In-Chief of ESSENCE magazine and Owner of the Award-Winning Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns

Dream job or dream life? That’s the question Monique Greenwood had to answer for herself. And in answering that question, she realized that having it all isn’t where it’s at—it’s…

Actress; Best Known for Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown"

Pam Grier came to fame in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of successful blaxploitation films, and has since remained in the public spotlight, appearing in a large…

Comedian and Actor

Eddie Griffin, a popular comedian turned actor who started his career on-stage as a dare, funnyman Eddie Griffin has built an ever-growing fan base since jumping onto the comedy scene…

African Tradition of Storytelling and Drumming

Continuing the African tradition of storytelling and drumming, Griots in Concert creates a charming, inspirational, educational and motivational performance presenting stories, music and song from Africa, the Caribbean and America.…

Actor, Producer, Director & Award-Winning Comedian

Donald Glover is an actor, producer, director, award-winning comedian and writer, and Grammy-nominated artist. This past year Glover appeared in Ridley Scott’s The Martian opposite Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain…

Award-Winning Actress, Comedian and Co-host of ABC's "The View"

Whoopi Goldberg became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy (Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award (Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe (The Color Purple,…

Acclaimed Author, Speaker and Workshop Presenter

Marita Golden writing is "the way I live in and respond to the world." It is also a calling and a mission. A writer who has distinguished herself as a…

Emmy Award-Winning Broadcaster

Hard-hitting, inspiring, intelligent, honest, direct: these are some of the words used to describe the style and approach of Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ed Gordon. Known for his stellar interaction with…

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Nikki Giovanni is a world - renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past 30 years, the outspoken nature of her writing and speaking has br ought the…

Stand-Up Comedian and Actress Known for Roles in Shows Like "The Hughleys," "Moesha" and "The Parkers"

Comedian Adele Givens made her professional stand-up debut at the Regal Theater in Chicago. Since that day comedian Adele Givens has not ceased to amaze her fans and peers alike.…

Acclaimed Actor, Humanitarian & Leading Social Activist

Actor, director, producer, and political activist Danny Glover has also become known for his community activism and philanthropic work. A San Francisco native, Glover trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop…

Tony Award-Winning Tap Dancer and Choreographer

Savion Glover's numerous credits include the Broadway shows The Tap Dance Kid; Black and Blue; Jelly's Last Jam; and Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, and the films…

Formerly One of the Best Female Tennis Players & Member of the U.S. Olympic Team; Contestant on "The Biggest Loser"

An African American and the youngest of seven children, Zina Garrison started playing tennis at the age of 10 and entered her first tournament at the age of 12. Her…

Professor and Director, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar,…

Co-founder of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam

Bruce George is the co-founder of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam As a  Peabody Award Winner he is a visionary, executive producer, writer, poet and activist. He was born and raised…

Powerful Speaker and Best-Selling Author. Using stories of famous leaders, Robin has inspired audiences around the world

Robin Gerber is a powerful speaker, best-selling author and historian. She has appeared on History Channel and Biography Channel programming, as well as The PBS Newshour, and CBS and FOX…

Professional Speaker and Comedian with over 20 years experience, who shares his powerful and inspirational story of being a survivor of a drunk driving crash

Michael Gershe is just trying to be a son his mother would be proud of by presenting The Magic of Life.  Born in Suffern, NY but raised in Miami, FL,…

Professor and Author

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs is professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare as well as a clinical psychologist and noted writer. She is the author of Preserving Privilege: California Politics,…

The Real World Hollywood

Will Gill is the Entertainer who loves to speak his mind which sometimes questions authority while at the same time being humble and acting neutral on The Real World Hollywood…

Former Editor-in-Chief, Ms. and Essence

Marcia Ann Gillespie is a trailblazer in the magazine industry, a leader in the women’s movement, a champion of gender of racial justice. A provocative writer and thinker, hers has…

Esteemed Activist, Author, and Journalist who, in 1961, became the first African American female reporter at the Washington Post

Dorothy Butler Gilliam was a journalist with The Washington Post

Journalist and Leading Expert on Terrorism

Brigitte Gabriel has become one of the leading terrorism experts in the world providing information and analysis on Global Islamic terrorism. She is a member of the board of Advisers…

Entrepreneur, Legal Scholar, Former Presidential Advisor to Four U.S. Presidents

Entrepreneur, legal scholar, former presidential advisor to four U.S. Presidents, Air Force Academy grad, and one of the most well-connected and respected Latinos in the U.S., Charlie García, will visit…

Cuban-American Novelist & Poet National Book Award Finalist

Cristina Garcí­a is the author of seven novels: Berliners Who: A Novel in Thirty-Five Stories (2017), King of Cuba (Scribner, 2013), The Lady Matador’s Hotel, (Scribner, 2010); A Handbook to…