Black Heritage Speakers

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Voting Activist; Known for "Black-ish" & "Grown-ish"

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Former NFL & College Head Coach & ESPN Football Analyst

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development Soft Skills & Empowerment; Managing Partner of Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM)

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Bestselling Author of "I Can't Date Jesus"

Grammy Award-winning Producer, Actor, Community Activist

Professor of History, Race & Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Author of "The Condemnation of Blackness"

Founder of The Memo LLC, Author, Adjunct Professor at NYU

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Motivator, TV Personality & Best-Selling Author

Lifestyle Expert, Retired Four-Time World Champion Boxer, Heart Disease Awareness Advocate & Cookbook Author of "Food for Life"

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.