Black Heritage Speakers

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor & Writer Known for "The Carmichael Show" & "Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show"

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

NFL Coach, ESPN Analyst, Professor

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

Businesswoman, Entrepreneur & Former Global Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix; Housewife on "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"; Author, "The Urgent Life"

Founder of Algorithmic Justice League & Researcher at MIT Media Lab

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

41st Mayor of San Francisco & 58th Speaker of the California State Assembly

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

Legendary Movie Producer, Emmy Nominee, & Storyteller; Founder of Will Packer Productions

Award-Winning Author, High-Performance & Motivational Speaker; Career Consultant

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

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

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Army Ranger, Silver Star Recipient, Leadership Expert, White House Fellow & Advisor