Dionne Williams is owner of D. Williams Public Relations & Event Management Group which specializes in public relations, brand strategy, experiential services, content creation, influencer marketing and event management.

Founder and CEO, Heidi Krupp, is a powerhouse in the world of marketing, promotion, and media. For 30 years, her namesake PR agency has helped people and brands reach new heights by using intuition to create a vision and data to deliver results.

Named to Ebony Magazine’s “Power 100” of influential Black Americans and Jet Magazine’s 40 under 40, Atima Omara is a multiple award-winning political and advocacy strategist, leader, advocate, and author of The Instigators: How Black Women Are Essential to Democracy, and What We Can Learn from Them.

One of the nation's most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., is an educator, author, political commentator, and public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience.

Mary Chatman is a visionary servant leader and proud purveyor of Black Love stories. She is the Owner, CEO, Editor-in-Chief, and Publisher of Black Bride Magazine and Black Bride, the iconic multicultural bridal and lifestyle brand celebrating couples of color since 1998.

Marc Howland is the Co-Founder and CEO of Breadless, the Detroit-born fast-casual brand reimagining the sandwich by wrapping bold, chef-craftedingredients in nutrient-rich leafy greens instead of bread, alongside hearty bowls,vibrant salads, and smoothies.

Ashton Lattimore is an award-winning author, journalist, and former lawyer.

Sanford Biggers’ work is an interplay of narrative, perspective, and history that speaks to current happenings while examining the contexts that bore them.

Alana Raquel Bowers is an actor, performer, producer, and creative artist from Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Donna Oriowo (pronounced Oreo-Whoa!) is a first-generation, first-born Nigerian American therapist, internationally recognized keynote speaker, award-winning DEI advocate, and two-time published author whose work sits at the intersection of Black mental health, self-esteem, sexuality, and racial justice.

Who's that girl.......A singer/songwriter, and native of Greensboro NC., Shelby J. has been describedas “a lil bit of Mavis Staples with James Brown ENERGY, and a lil’ Carole King onthe side.

Tom Junod is an award-winning American journalist and magazine writer best known for his deeply emotional, literary-style profiles and essays for publications like ESPN, Esquire, and GQ.

Tarana Burke is an activist, advocate, author, and the founder of the Me Too movement.

Matthew Abrams — facilitator, entrepreneur, coach, and author of Inviting Genius: How Good Leaders Use Conflict to Become Great.

Dr. LaJerne Terry Cornish, President of Ithaca College

Guy Stanley Philoche is an internationally acclaimed Haitian-American contemporary artist known for his richly textured works blending abstract realism, pop art, and cultural storytelling.

A. Curtis Farrow is an American producer, director, and community leader best known as the longtime executive producer of McDonald's Gospelfest.