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.

Tamika D. Mallory is a bestselling author, award-winning social justice leader, and movement strategist.

Eric Easter is a producer, writer and media executive and CEO of BlackBoxDigital Studios, which produces non-fiction multi-platform programming.

Born from a leap. Built from survival. Designed as a safe space.
JOSEPHMcRAE is more than fashion — it’s reclamation, identity, and the courage to take up space unapologetically.

Keith Michael Brown is an award-winning filmmaker, visual artist, journalist, and media executive whose work reflects a deep commitment to equity, truth-telling, and the transformative power of storytelling.

Susan L. Taylor is a legendary voice in media, widely known for her profound impact as former Editor-in-Chief of Essence magazine.

Stephen Powell is a nationally respected leader in youth development and mentorship, with decades of experience building programs that uplift Black boys and young men through accountability, love, and community.

Together, Susan and Stephen co-founded the National CARES Mentoring Movement, an organization dedicated to healing, empowering, and guiding Black children through culturally responsive mentorship.

Charlie Lewis Jr. is a real estate professional, author, and lifestyle visionary focused on intentional living and personal alignment.

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher and writer. She is a postgraduate student at Harvard Kennedy School studying public policy and economics.

Deborah Roberts is the co-anchor of the venerable ABC News newsmagazine 20/20 and an award-winning senior national affairs correspondent for ABC News.

Psychotherapist, CEO, and founder of For Love & Psych, LLC, Jeanni L. Johnson joins DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole for a powerful conversation on mental health, healing, and self-discovery.

Rev. Dr. Gary M. Speers is a veteran educator, administrator, and pastor whose five-decade career reflects an unwavering commitment to faith, leadership, and public service.

Esther Gokhale, dubbed by The New York Times as “The Posture Guru of Silicon Valley, trained in science at Harvard and Princeton and has taught the Gokhale Method at Google, Facebook, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, UCSF, TEDx (Stanford), and consulted for major sports teams.

Coreen Simpson is a trailblazing photographer, jewelry designer, and cultural historian whose work has shaped the visual vocabulary of Black beauty for more than four decades.

Deborah Willis, Ph.D., is one of the nation’s leading voices in photography, visual culture, and Black cultural history.