African Culture Speakers

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"; Grammy Award Show Host

Award-Winning Actress, Entrepreneur, Social Activist

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "Veep" & "Detroiters" and "The Afterparty" and "Ted Lasso"

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Actor & Model; Best Known for his Role in OWN's "Queen Sugar"

Nationally Renowned Criminal Defense Attorney & Host on Court TV

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Actor, Author, Activist & Storyteller; Best Known as Officer Clemmons on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group

South African Lawyer, Diversity Advocate, Model, Actress & Writer

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Vice-Chairman and President of the Toronto Raptors; Founder of Giants of Africa; Founder of Zaria Group

Two-Time Academy Award-Nominated Actor Known for "Blood Diamond," "In America" & "A Quiet Place: Day One"; Founder & Chairman of Board, Djimon Hounsou Foundation

Peabody award-winning and two-time Emmy-nominated journalist| Senior Editor at CNN; Founder of TEDxBrixton

Visual Artist, Photographer, Co-Director of "Difficult Love"

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Founder & Executive Chairman of the Econet Group

Performance & Visual Artist Whose Art Has Been Featured In Beyonce's "Lemonade"

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist; Founder, Necessary Interruptions LLC & Vice President, Surge