Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile is one of the best known, most influential African American women in modern American political life. She is Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute (VRI), an organization established in 2001 to help protect and promote the rights of all Americans to participate in the political process. Read More...

Boyce Watkins

Dr. Boyce Watkins is one of the most highly sought after African-American scholars in the world. Specializing in financial psychology, educational motivation, and black social commentary, Dr. Watkins has presented his message to millions, making regular appearances on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC News, and BET. Brilliant, articulate, and practical, Dr. Watkins is a world-leading authority in Finance and Investing. Read More...

Marshawn Evans

The journey for entrepreneur, attorney and author, Marshawn Evans, J.D., stretches from being labeled a problem-child to becoming one of Glamour Magazine’s and USA Today’s top women in America. Now known to audiences as “Miss Peak Performance,” Marshawn has used her story to speak words of empowerment across the nation and on such leading media outlets as ABC, VH1, CNBC and PBS. Read More...

Demetrius Walker

The leader of a new breed of young entrepreneurs in America. Demetrius Darnell Walker is a native New Yorker. Born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, Demetrius represents not only the merits of higher education, but street knowledge as well. Growing up in New York City, Demetrius was exposed to the struggles of the urban community. Read More...

MC Lyte

MC Lyte, the original, the prototype, the first black woman to invade the hip-hop spotlight and lay down rhymes as hard and fast as anyone before and ever since, is back. And Da Underground Heat Vol. 1 hosted by Jaime Foxx makes it plain that even after a four-year hiatus, Lyte stands supreme as the queen of the scene. Read More...

Terrence Jenkins

Terrence J is a young man with a master plan. Now, he is using his hosting spot on BET's 106 and Park, the hottest music program in the world, to take his plan to the next level. Since talking over as host almost 4 years ago, Terrence J has watched his plan get bigger and he has been able to do things that most people can only dream of. Read More...

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield is an Emmy Award winning actress whose talents have taken her to the heights of the acting profession for nearly three decades. She has starred in movies such as Eve's Bayou, The Josephine Baker Story, and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. Read More...

Common

With his Multi-Grammy Award winning music career and his continued work in film, Common has emerged as as Hollywood's most sought after leading men. Read More...

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji Henson earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress opposite Brad Pitt in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She co-stars with star and director Tom Hanks in Larry Crowne alongside Julia Roberts and Cedric the Entertainer that is set to release July 1, 2011. Read More...

Tai Beauchamp

A media industry veteran and social entrepreneur, Tai has a rare and innate ability to connect with audiences across demographics. It was as a magazine editor that Ms. Beauchamp learned the profound power of media and how to use it to motivate and inspire millions around the world. Read More...

Jordan Coleman

Jordan Coleman is GBS' youngest speaker of all time. He is the speaking voice for Tyrone the Moose on the Emmy Award Winning Nickelodeon show, The Backyardigans. The wildly popular animated series has become must see TV for the pre-school crowd. Read More...

Hill Harper

Hill Harper is an award winning actor, bestselling author and philanthropist. Hill is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Letters to a Young Brother, Letters to a Young Sister, and The Conversation. Letters to a Young Brother was named “Best Book for Young Adults” by the American Library Association in 2007. Read More...


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