ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Robert Randolph
Chairman, Juneteenth Unityfest and Founder & President of The Robert Randolph Foundation
Aarti Tandon
CEO Citizen Eight; CEO, Smart City Expo Atlanta; Criminal Justice Advocate
Adesola Osakalumi
Actor, Choreographer, Writer (FELA! On Broadway, RED PILL, runboyrun)
Aisha Tyler
star of Archer, actress, comedian, director, and Daytime Emmy Award winning talk show host
Beverly Johnson
The First African American Supermodel, One of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion
Bill T. Jones
Co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, "one of the most notable, recognized modern-dance choreographers and directors of our time”
Deesha Dyer
Founder and CEO of Hook & Fasten, Former Obama White House Social Secretary, Founder of beGirl.world and former Philadelphia hip-hop journalist
DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Devon C. Lawrence
Founder and Principal, Clark Lawrence Consulting, Inc. , Former Robin Hood Foundation
Greg Phillinganes
Musical Director
Jamal Joseph
Professor, Columbia University, Filmmaker, and Activist
J. B. Miller
CEO, Empire Entertainment, Inc. Executive Producer Ebony Power 100, The Black Ball, Mary J. Blige Honors
Jon Hamm
Emmy, two-time Golden Globe, and two-time Screen Actors Guild Award winning Actor
Joseph V. Curry
CEO, Orbit Holdings, LLC, Venture Capital Investor
Ken Morris Jr
Great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass, great-great grandson of Booker T Washington
Kerry Gordy
Music Executive, CEO of Kerry Gordy & Associates, Inc. LLC, KGIP Inc., Dakia-Gordy and NuVintage, LLC.
Krystal Mackie
Hamilton Cast Member
Linda Johnson Rice
Chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company & President of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors
Lynn Nottage
Playwright, Screenwriter, and the first woman to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice
Nancy Hunt
Co-founder/President, We Are Family Foundation
Nicole Morris
Daughter of Ken Morris
Nwaka Onwusa
Chief Curator and Vice President of Curatorial Affairs, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Paul Oakley Stovall
Obama White House Staff Lead, Playwright and a lead performer in the national tour of Hamilton
Phylicia Rashād
First Black Actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play; NAACP Image Award Recipient, three-time Emmy nominee, award winning theatre Director, and "The Mother Of The Black Community"
Rakia Reynolds
Founder & Executive Officer, Skai Blue Media
Richard Mahee
Founder, M12.tv
Robert “Sput” Searight
Co-Founder and Vice President of The National Black Musicians Coalition
Roger Guenveur Smith
Star of Do the Right Thing, Frederick Douglass performer
Stephanie Walter Williams
Co-Founder, Reelworks.org Diversity Youth Media not-for-profit
Terry Cecil
CEO & Chief Sustainability Officer, International Sponsor Council
Tina Farris
Talent Producer, Tour Manager, the Roots, Blackeyed Peas, Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj, Chris Rock
Wayne Brady
Actor, Comedian, Television Personality
Wilson Cruz,Activist
Star of Star Trek: Discovery and My So Called Life
Yusuf George
Managing Director of Corporate Engagement, JUST Capital
Zina Garrison
Former USTA Professional #4, US Olympic Champion