Dr. Latonya Washington is the president of the Bluff City Medical Society, which is an organization for physicians of color in Memphis, Tennessee a subsidiary of the National Medical Association. Dr. Washington attended Tougaloo College in Mississippi where she received
Dr. Richard Benson is the director of the Office of Global Health and Health Disparities at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. He is a leader in the fields of
After successful runs with BET Networks, Simons Latham Television, Inspiration Network and Fox Sports, the tag team of John Pasmore and Erskine Faush are launching experiential learning eMagine Labs with HBCU students and Black C-suite executives with a focus to
Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon is an author, respected trial attorney, and solo practitioner born in Washington, D.C, and raised in Maryland. Gordon is known as the “warrior lawyer” and has been a frequent legal commentator and contributor for TruTv, CNN,
Keeshae Jacobs was just 21 years old when she went missing in September of 2016. Her mother Toni Jacobs says she was a typical young adult going out with her friends and said she’d be back home the next day.
The Doux is a phenomenal haircare line produced by CEO and founder Maya Smith. She developed the idea for the hair care line while she was working as a licensed cosmetologist. Smith spent two years perfecting her products with chemists.
Ramona Burress, Pharm.D., is the associate director of diversity and inclusion in clinical trials at Janssen. Burress earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2013, at 34 years old, she discovered a lump in
Minorities have worked tirelessly over this past year to enhance protections for marginalized communities and helped make our platform safer. Under Roy Austin’s leadership, this is an entirely female team designed to put in place a civil rights structure at
Tequila Smith is Georgia Power’s vice president of sustainability and is responsible for implementing, communicating and leading the efforts to monitor the success of the company’s vision for a sustainable and clean future in energy. She received her bachelor’s in
Helen Caulton-Harris is the health commissioner of Springfield, Massachusetts and was appointed director of Health and Human Services for the city by Mayor Michael J. Albano on April 1, 1996. Commissioner Harris has passionately been developing policies for the health
Dr. Kameron Matthews is the chief health officer of Cityblock Health, which is based in Brooklyn, New York. Cityblock Health is a health care provider catering to the integration of medical, behavioral and social services for Medicaid and dually eligible
As the chief of diversity of Google, Melonie Parker is an advocate for change and leadership for women and people of color in the workplace. Parker has advanced Google‘s employee engagement strategies and also serves as a Minority in Energy
Derrica Wilson and her sister-in-law Natalie Wilson co-founded the Black and Missing Foundation together with the alarming number of missing Black women and children in mind. Every day people of color go missing and the same passion that is put
Natalie and Derrica Wilson, co-founders of the 14-year running Black and Missing Foundation are the sisters-in-law behind HBO’s Black and Missing. The show dives into the racial disparity of missing persons of color and the lack of law enforcement work
Caroline Clarke is a highly requested speaker, award-winning journalist, moderator and acclaimed author. Take a Lesson: Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way is her latest book and was released in February 2022.
Director, actress, and producer Winter Dunn has created an array of short films catered to honoring the dimensions of Black culture. In her new film “Dear Mama” she explores the relationship of a Black father and daughter during a period
DJ Jazzy Jeff doesn’t need much of an introduction; his music and cameos on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” entertained a legion of fans. Jeff was born and raised in West Philly and began spinning at the age of 10.
Sen. Jon Ossoff was born and raised in Atlanta. Sen. Ossoff represents Georgia in the U.S. Senate and his term ends in 2027. Sen. Ossoff made it clear during his campaign in 2020 that he strongly supports HBCUs and has
Cassandra Kirk is a Fulton County chief magistrate judge appointed by former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal during his term in office. Following her judicial appointment, Kirk received more than 70 percent of the vote in the general election making her
Nakia Stephens is the CEO and founder of Damn Write Originals. Stephens is an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and HBCU grad from Savanah State University. There, she studied mass communication and radio and television broadcasting. Stephens traveled abroad and wrote the
