Alicia Garza is an American civil rights activist and writer who is best known for co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement. Is an activist, Garza has been a community organizer for issues which include ending police brutality, racism, violence against people of color, transgenders and gender non-conforming people, student services and rights, and more. Garza was born in Oakland, California,... read full bio
LaTosha Brown is a speaker, author, activist, and Jazz singer. She is currently a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and is a contributor to The New York Times. Brown is also co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund organization and her work with the organization is to increase Black people to focus on politics... read full bio
Toure is an American television host, journalist, critic, and novelist who is known for being the co-host of the television show “The Cycle,” on MSNBC. On television, Toure has also been host of “Hiphop Shop” and “On the Second” which is featured on Fuse. He has also been contributor to “The Dylan Ratigan Show.” Toure was born in Boston, Massachusetts,... read full bio
Opal Tometi is an American writer, human rights activist, strategist, and community organizer who is best known for being the co-founder of Black Lives Matter. Through her work with Black Lives Matter, Tometi is known for working with the social media aspect of the movement. Tometi has also been former Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration. Tometi... read full bio
Loretta Lynch is an American lawyer who has previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and then became the 83rd United States Attorney General under President Barack Obama. Lynch was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and she earned her B.A. and J.D. from Harvard University. Lynch began her career working as a litigation... read full bio
Rachel Lindsay is an American television personality who is best known for being a contestant on the reality television series “The Bachelor,” and for being the first African-American bachelorette once she became the thirteenth lead on the reality television series “The Bachelorette.” Lindsay was born in Dallas, Texas, and she earned her Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and sports management from... read full bio
Tim Hardaway Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Hardaway Jr. is the son of former NBA player Tim Hardaway. Hardaway Jr. was born in Alameda, California, and he began his career playing football in high school before focusing on basketball. He went on to be a first team All-City... read full bio
CeCe McDonald is a transgender activist and LGBTQ+ advocate. She rose to attention after being assaulted with her friends outside of a bar. McDonald was attacked with glass by the assaulters friend and in defense, McDonald stabbed the man which led to her serving 41 months for second-degree manslaughter. The story gained attention world wide as it was seen as... read full bio
Janaya Khan is an activist, author, and amateur boxer who is a co-founder of Black Lives Matters Toronto and is an ambassador for the #BlackLivesMatter network. Khan identifies as queer, black, and gender-nonconforming. They were born and raised in Toronto, Ontario and went on to earn their degree with honors in English Language and Literature from York University. Since then,... read full bio
Nyle DiMarco is an American actor, model, and deaf activist who is best known for making headlines after being the first deaf winner and second male winner of the reality television series “America’s Next Top Model.” From there, DiMarco went on to win the television competition series “Dancing with the Stars.” DiMarco was born in Queens, New York, but grew... read full bio
Tara Setmayer is an American political commentator for ABC News and CNN, is a former GOP communications director for the U.S. House of Representatives, and has been a co-host for Real News on TheBlaze. She has also been a communications specialist for the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education and has been seen on television series such as The View,... read full bio
Angela Rye is an American political commentator, news correspondent, attorney, and the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm in Washington, D.C. As a political commentator, Rye serves as a political analyst for CNN as well as NPR. Rye was born in Seattle, Washington, and she earned her B.A. from the University of Washington before going on... read full bio
April Ryan is an American journalist and author who has served as a White House correspondent in Washington D.C. for American Urban Radio Networks for years. Most recently, Ryan has began working for CNN as a political analyst and has been named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. Ryan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and... read full bio
Jarrett Adams is an Attorney at Law and is co-founder of Life After Justice. When Adams was only 17 years old, he was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and was sentenced to 28 years in a maximum security prison. Adams went on to serve for nearly 10 years and filed multiple appeals over the years before finally being exonerated with... read full bio
Marcus Scribner is an American actor who is best known for playing Andre Johnson, Jr. in the television series “Black-ish,” and for voicing Bow in the television series “She-Ra and the Princess of Power.” Scribner was born in Los Angeles, California, and he began acting at only seven years old after taking an acting class and immediately falling in love... read full bio
Katori Hall is an American playwright, journalist, activist and actress from Memphis, Tennessee. Hall earned her B.A. in African-American studies and creative writing from Columbia University where she was awarded with top departmental honors from the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. Hall went on to earn her M.F.A. from the American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training at... read full bio
Damson Idris is an English actor who is best known for playing Franklin Saint in the FX television series, “Snowfall.” Idris was born in Peckham, London, and while growing up, he played sports such as soccer and rugby and even playing in Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. After playing soccer for several years, Idris began to realize he wouldn’t have... read full bio
Nia DaCosta is an American film director and screenwriter from Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her breakthrough as the writer and director of her first feature film, “Little Woods,” a crime thriller western film that stars Tessa Thompson and Lily James and premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. DaCosta knew she wanted to be a writer at a... read full bio
Nzinga Shaw is the global chief inclusion and diversity officer at Starbucks and is the company’s first person of the position. Shaw is experienced in inclusion and diversity, change and crisis management, organizational planning, branding, community engagement, employee relations, and more. Shaw has earned her B.A. in English language and literature from Spelman College and went on to earn her... read full bio
Shaka Senghor is the author of the New York Times Best-Selling “Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison.” Writing My Wrongs is a memoir of Senghor’s story after being sent to prison at 19 years old for second-degree murder. While incarcerated, Senghor began reading and writing which he used as an outlet for the pain he... read full bio
