Black History Month Speakers

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director Known for "Atlanta," "Community" & "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Grammy Award-Winning Musician Formerly Known as Childish Gambino

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

America's Premier Crisis Management Expert; Inspiration for ABC's "Scandal"

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writerr

Paralympic Silver Medalist, Desert Storm Veteran & Change Management Expert; 2024 Top Global Leadership Speaker

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Distinguished Professor of Engineering at The Ohio State University; Director of the International Institute of Engineering Education Assessment; CEO, STEMinent LLC & STEM Education Advocate

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of NYT Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Workplace Inclusion Expert; Founder & CEO of ReadySet

Restorative Justice Advocate, Civil Rights Attorney, Educator

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"