Akbar Cook, Principal of West Side High School Newark, New Jersey
Dr. Dale Okorodudu, Black Men in White Coats
Candice Payne, Chicago-based Homeless Advocate
Akbar Cook, Principal of West Side High School Newark, New Jersey
Dr. Dale Okorodudu, Black Men in White Coats
Thalia Cherry, CEO & Founder, Cherry
Steven Pargett, Founder and Creative Director of Militia Design
Courtland Savage, Founder and CEO Fly for the Culture
Oumarou Idrissa, CEO/Founder, AFRIKICKS
Dr. Michael Obeng, Founder and CEO of R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc
DOING IT FOR THE CULTURE
Elaine Welteroth, New York Times bestselling author, journalist and judge and producer on the new Project Runway
Hebru Brantley, Multidisciplinary Artist
Larrance "Rance" Dopson, Super Producer & CEO 1500 or Nothin'
Tina Perry, President of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Hebru Brantley, Multidisciplinary Artist
Elaine Welteroth, New York Times bestselling author, journalist and judge and producer on the new Project Runway
Karamo Brown, Television Host & Personality
Melina Matsouokas, Director, Queen & Slim
Maverick Carter, Businessman and Media Personality
Rich Paul, Sports Agent
Tracy Oliver, Film and Television Writer, Producer, Actor
Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
June Ambrose, Costume Designer -Creative Director
Felicia Horowitz, Founder of Horowitz Family Foundation
Will Packer, Film Producer, Founder of Will Packer Productions & Will Packer Media
EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA
Dorothy Tucker, President National Association of Black Journalists
Roland S. Martin, Journalist, Television Personality
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association
Brent Staples, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, New York Times
Dorothy Tucker, President National Association of Black Journalists
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)
Gayle King, Journalist, Television Personality
TJ Holmes, Journalist, Television Personality
Roland S. Martin, Journalist, Television Personality
Karen Hunter, Journalist and Talk Show Host
MVPS
Ty Law, 2019 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee & 3-time Super Bowl Champion
Ty Law, 2019 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee & 3-time Super Bowl Champion
Deontay Wilder, WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Coco Gauff, Tennis Champion
Simone Biles, 30 Olympic and World Championship medal winner
2019-2020 NFL Season Top 5 Quarterbacks, Super Bowl Champion Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks DeShaun Watson, Houston Texans Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys Lamar Jackson, Carolina Ravens
Junior Bridgeman, Businessman and Former Professional Basketball Player
POWER COUPLES
Meagan Good & DeVon Franklin
Mike Hill & Cynthia Bailey
Mike Hill & Cynthia Bailey
Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett
Dwayne Wade & Gabrielle Union
Emmitt & Pat Smith
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
Meagan Good & DeVon Franklin
Russell & Ciara Wilson
SHINING STARS
Cynthia Erivo [RED CARPET ARRIVALS AT THE DOLBY THEATRE FOR THE 92ND OSCARS ON FEBRUARY 9, 2020. PHOTOS BY VALERIE GOODLOE]
Matthew Cherry, Oscar winner for Hair Love [PRESSROOM WINNERS AND PRESENTERS FOR THE 92ND OSCARS ON FEBRUARY 9, 2020. PHOTOS BY VALERIE GOODLOE]
Charlamagne Tha God
Cynthia Erivo
Desus & Mero, Late Night Talk Show Host
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Marsai Martin
Megan thee Stallion
Winston Duke
Matthew Cherry, Oscar winner, Hair Love
H.E.R.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Cat Packer, Executive Director and General Manager of the Department of Cannabis Regulation
Robin Steinberg, Founder and CEO, The Bail Project
Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
Reform Alliance: Van Jones, Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Mike Rubin
Robin Steinberg, Founder and CEO of The Bail Project
Cat Packer, Executive Director and General Manager of the Department of Cannabis Regulation
Angela Rye, Attorney and the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies
Walter Mosley, Jr., Activist, Attorney, Producer & Restauranteur
Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
TITANS OF INDUSTRY
Troy Datcher, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer The Clorox Company
Suzanne Shank, President/CEO, Siebert Williams Shank
Ralph Gilles, Global President Product Design, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Suzanne Shank, President/CEO, Siebert Williams Shank
Deborah Flint, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Troy Datcher, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer The Clorox Company
Michelle Thornhill, SVP, Head of Strategy & Transformation, Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations at Wells Fargo
Arlan Hamilton, Founder + Managing Partner Backstage Capital
Sandra L Richards, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment Group at Morgan Stanley
Anthony Kendall, Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell & Titus LLP
Don Peebles, CEO, Peebles Corporation
Lester N. Coney, Executive Vice President Office of the Chairman
Marvet Britto President/Founder of The Britto Agency
Milton Carroll, Chairman of Health Care Services, Centerpoint Energy, and a Board Member of Halliburton Co.
Mandell Crawley, Morgan Stanley Head of Private Wealth Management
Ramon Jones, Nationwide, Chief Marketing Officer
Raymond J. McGuire, Vice Chairman, Citigroup, Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets & Advisory
Sekou Kaalund, JPMorgan Chase Managing Director and Head of Advancing Black Pathways
TRAILBLAZERS
Louis Carr, President of Media Sales, BET Networks
Adrienne C. Trimble, The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
J Alexander Martin, Co-Founder, FUBU
Mary Winston, President of WinsCo Enterprises Inc.
Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago
Aaron Walton, CEO, Walton Isaacson
Bonita Coleman Stewart, VP, Global Partnerships, Google, Inc.
Adrienne C. Trimble, The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
Michael Kyser, President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group
Louis Carr, President of Media Sales, BET Networks
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, The Impact Network
Kamal Latham, CEO, U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority
Tony Elumelu, Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist and Founder The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Stephanie Chung, President, JetSuite
Vicki Chancellor, Greater Atlanta McDonald's Owner Operator
Astor Chambers, Sr. Director Statement, Adidas
WOMEN UP
Lisa Opoku Busumbru, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
Pamela Alexander, Director, Community Development at Ford Motor Company
Jana Fleshman, EVP Strategic Marketing & Business Development / Head of Communications at Roc Nation
Nicole Avant, Former United State Ambassador to the Bahamas, Filmmaker – The Black Godfather
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith & Adrienne Banfield-Norris,
The Beauty Queens, Miss America - Nia Franklin Miss USA - Cheslie Kryst Miss Teen USA - Kaliegh Garris Miss Universe - Zozibini Tunzi Miss World - Toni-Ann Singh
Candi Carter, Executive Producer of @TheView
Esi Eggelston Bracey, EVP & COO NA Beauty and Personal Care @ Unilever
Tracey Thomas Travis, EVP and Chief Financial Officer for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
