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Mysonne
Founder, RAISING KINGS
Founder, BOYCOTT BLACK MURDER, Co-Founder, UNTIL FREEDOM

Mysonne “the General” is an independent hip hop artist and criminal justice reform activist from...Read more

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Kahlief Adams
Founder
Spawn On Me Podcast

Kahlief Adams is a gaming journalist, content creator, and advocate for diversity in the video...Read more

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Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley
President & CEO
National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)

Rev. Arline-Bradley is a respected voice at the intersection of public health and social justice...Read more

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Jenean Armstrong
Author & Founder, “Sis, Get Your Purse in Order!"
Retail Market President, Vystar Credit Union

Janean C. Armstrong brings over 28 years of transformative leadership...Read more

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Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad has over 20 years of experience addressing racial and economic...Read more

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Queenie B
Content Creator
TheRealBougieBeauty

Queenie is a content creator, speaker, and financial literacy advocate passionate about helping...Read more

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Johnny Bailey
Executive Producer, ShineHard Network Founder
Black Golf Club DC

A Hall of Fame high school athlete and fourth-generation HBCU alum, Johnny Bailey has taken his...Read more

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Dr. Uché Blackstock
Founder & CEO
Advancing Health Equity

Uché Blackstock, MD, founded her strategic consulting firm, Advancing...Read more

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LaTosha Brown
Co-Founder
Black Lives Matter Fund/Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute

LaTosha Brown is a thought leader, institution builder, cultural activist, and artist whose...Read more

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Jessica Caffrey
Executive Director
Cook County Land Bank Authority

Jessica Caffrey is a transformative real estate executive with more than 20 years of public...Read more

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Melanie Campbell
President & CEO
National Convening for Black Civic Participation; Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable

Melanie L. Campbell is the president & CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic...Read more

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Michael Eric Dyson
Educator, Lecturer, Author “Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote”

Michael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned professors, gifted writers, inspiring...Read more

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Abigail Epane-Osuala
Chief Culture & Belonging Officer, HR Strategy, GE HealthCare
President of the GE HealthCare Foundation

Abigail Epane-Osuala is GE HealthCare’s Chief Culture & Belonging Officer, HR Strategy, and...Read more

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Dana Frank
President
TD Frank Family Properties

Dana Frank is president of TD Frank Family Properties, a third-generation family real estate...Read more

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Ed Gordon
Emmy Award-winning Broadcaster
President, Ed Gordon Media

Hard-hitting, inspiring, intelligent, honest, and direct—these words define the style and...Read more

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Dr. Ronya Green
Owner
Ralpha Healthcare, PLLC

Dr. Ronya Green is a board-certified family medicine physician,...Read more

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Nikole Hannah-Jones
Creator, The 1619 Project Pulitzer
Peabody and Emmy-winning Journalist

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize, Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist at The New York...Read more

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Damon T. Hewitt
President & Executive Director
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Damon T. Hewitt has more than 20 years of civil rights litigation and policy experience,...Read more

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Charysh Hudson
Digital Creator/Strategist

Charysh Hudson is a Columbus-based digital creator, content...Read more

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Abigail D. James
Senior Vice President
Culture & Engagement Macy’s, Inc.

Abigail D. James leads Macy’s enterprise-wide culture, talent development, performance...Read more

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Carolina Jannicelli
Managing Director
Global Head of Diversity, Opportunity & Inclusion JPMorganChase

In her current role at JPMorganChase, Carolina Jannicelli drives an...Read more

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Van Jones
CNN Host,
Founder, DreamMachine.org

DreamMachine.org
Founder, RAPPORT.co Dream Machine

Van Jones is a U.S. media personality, entrepreneur, and world-class changemaker. Jones has a...Read more

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Simone Laws
Senior Director
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Marketing & Community Partnerships Macy’s

Simone Laws joined Macy’s in 2005 and was promoted to senior DEI director in 2021. In this role...Read more

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Erica P. Loewe
Communications Strategist Political Commentator

Strategist and commentator Erica P. Loewe has been recognized as one...Read more

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Michelle Merriweather
President & CEO
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

Michelle Merriweather is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS...Read more

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Michelle Miller
Journalist & Author

Michelle Miller is an Emmy award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author known...Read more

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Marc H. Morial
President & CEO

Marc H. Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation'

...Read more
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Brittney Oliver
Career Strategist, Founder
Lemons 2 Lemonade (L2L)

Brittney Oliver is a career and lifestyle freelance writer and...Read more

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Diedra Porché
Head of Community & Business Development
JPMorganChase

Diedra Porché leads a national team of over 160 community managers in the lower 48 states and...Read more

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Derrius Quarles
Chief Product Officer
EcoHealth Strategies

Derrius Quarles is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and designer from Chicago’s South Side...Read more

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Roiana Reid
VP, Lead Economist, North America
US Mastercard Economics Institute

As the lead economist at the Mastercard Economics Institute, Roiana’s responsibilities include...Read more

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Kyra Rénel Hardwick, MBA
CEO & Master Business Strategist
The Kyra Company, LLC

Kyra Rénel Hardwick is the CEO and Chief Strategist of The Kyra Company, LLC, a business...Read more

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Cynthia Respert
AI Solutions Architect & Founder
AI BuildHER Academy

Cynthia Respert is a certified AI solution architect, global keynote speaker, and AI advocate...Read more

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Shia S. Rozier
Student
North Carolina A&T

Shia S. Rozier is a third-year honors public relations degree candidate with a minor in...Read more

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Rhonda Spears Bell
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
National Urban League

Rhonda Spears Bell is a seasoned marketing and communications executive with more than 30 years...Read more

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Jennifer Symington
AVP of Marketing
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Jennifer Symington oversees marketing operations for both the Honda and Acura automobile brands...Read more

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DeBlair Tate
Executive Life Coach
8Figured

DeBlair Tate is an executive life coach for CEOS and public figures, specializing in health and...Read more

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Denise Thomas
Founder & Owner
The Effective Communication Coach, LLC

Denise “DT” Thomas is a nationally recognized leadership strategist...Read more

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Tony Waller
VP, Constituent Relations and Racial Equity
Walmart

Tony Waller leads strategy to strengthen Walmart’s reputation, expand outreach, and guide social...Read more

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Dr. Boyce D. Watkins
Founder, The Black Business School
Author, “The 10 Commandments of Black Economic Power”

Born to a 17-year-old single mother, Dr Boyce D. Watkins is one of the leading financial...Read more

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Marlon Watts
Founder/Co-Owner
WRLDINVISN

Marlon Watts embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at age 14, selling candy and iPhone...Read more

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Monica Denise Womack
General Manager, Business & Community Engagement Sustainable Development Division
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Monica Womack leads and develops the business and community strategy for Toyota, overseeing all...Read more

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