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.

Paulette Cleghorn is the Head Designer and Creative Director of Yumi Katsura Couture, where she leads the creative vision for one of the world’s most renowned bridal fashion houses.

Desirée Rogers is the CEO and Co-Owner of Black Opal Beauty and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, two iconic brands serving women of color.

Blair Underwood has built a distinguished career across film, television, andtheatre, earning acclaim as an actor while expanding his creative influence as adirector, producer, and author.

J. Ivy is a Grammy Award-winning poet, recording artist, and author whose work bridges spoken word, music, and storytelling.

Ro Reddick is a queer Black playwright, songwriter, and educator known for writing off-kilter comedies—and the theme songs to your late capitalist nightmares.

Michaela angela Davis is a writer, creative director, producer, and image activist whose work explores the intersections of gender, race, fashion, culture, beauty, and identity.

Sue Hitzmann is an exercise physiologist, manual therapist, and the founder of the MELT Method®, a self-treatment technique designed to help people reduce chronic pain, improve mobility, and restore balance in the body.