2022

F-22 RAPTOR PILOT COMMANDER FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE. AND GREAT-NEPHEW OF TUSKEGEE AIRMAN, 2ND- LT. SCALES.

Major Daniel 'Fuzz" Walker is an F-22 Raptor Mission Commander with over 700 hours of combined training and combat flight time.

Walker is a 2010 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science.

While at the Academy, he was a four-year athletic letter winner in Baseball, as well as Track and Field.

Walker is also a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Master's Degree in Public Administration.

2020

FORMER OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN, CELEBRATED ATHLETE AND BROADCAST NEWS VETERAN.

J.C. Watts, former Republican congressman, minister, retired professional football player and current chairman of the Black News Channel. As a network that is minority owned and operated. BNC will provide an authentic new voice that represents African Americans in mainstream media, fostering political, economic, and social discourse. The network will be one voice representing the many voices of African Americans.

J.C. was elected to the United State Congress in 1994 and served for eight years. He was elected Chair of the House Republican Conference in 1998. Among his many accomplishments he developed legislation with Congressman John Lewis to establish the Smithsonian Museum of African American History.

2019

FIRST BLACK WOMAN PHD GRAD FROM MIT

Mareena Robinson Snowden, PhD is a senior engineer in the National Security Analysis Department at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Her current research portfolio includes future nuclear weapon systems, nuclear crisis issues, and new technology for surface warfare. Prior to joining JHU APL, Mareena was a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow with the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where her research focused on nuclear arms control verification, nonproliferation, and modernization..

Robinson Snowden became the first black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT in 2017, and holds a BS in physics from Florida A&M University. Her story in STEM has been featured in MARVEL Comics, CNBC, BET and other national television, radio and print media.

2018

FORMER NFL LINEBACKER. FOUNDER AT INVICTUS CONSULTING, OWNER AT K & K PRO CONCRETE, AND BRAIN CAMP

Bryan was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University. Bryan majored in Mechanical Engineering. On the football field, Bryan was a defensive standout at BYU. He was drafted in 2008 by the New York Giants. During his NFL career, Bryan played for the New York Giants, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Washington Redskins. Currently, he is completing a Master’s degree in Finance. Click here for the video.

2017

DIRECTOR OF STAFF AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME.

Eric served as the first African American Student Body President at Boise State University while doing his undergraduate studies. It was here that he developed a strong sense of social justice. He has a consulting business, “LoveForce Consulting”, and is currently Director of Staff Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. He continues to develop strategies for diversity and multicultural training programs. Click for video 1 and video 2.

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2016

A POWERFUL REENACTOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Jim Lucas has received critical acclaim for his stirring and dramatic recitations depicting the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Former President Bill Clinton has said, “The most authentic and exhilarating King I have ever seen.” He also has many movie and television credits, including appearances in Head of State, Ladder 49, National Treasurers I and II, Something the Lord Made, The West Wing, The District, “24”, and the Wire.

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2015

IDAHO’S FIRST ELECTED AFRICAN-AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATOR.

Cherie Buckner-Webb is a Democratic politician from Boise, Idaho. In 2010 Buckner-Webb was elected to a single term in the Idaho House of Representatives representing the North Boise-based District 19. In 2012 Buckner-Webb won the district's Idaho Senate seat. She was Idaho's first elected African-American state legislator, and its first African-American woman legislator. Click here for the video.

2014

VICE PRESIDENT AT JFF AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT.

Lucretia Murphy's inspirational message draws on her lengthy experience of working with youth at risk, educational programming and policy experience, and administrative work in schools across all age ranges of youth. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Michigan as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics from Georgetown University. Click here for the video.

2013

(Ret.) PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY

Dr. Hrabowski is an educator, advocate, and mathematician. He is the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and has transformed the school into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. He continues to build a campus that is first-rate in research and instruction. Under his leadership, UMBC has been ranked the #1 Up and Coming University for six consecutive years. In 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Hrabowski to chair the newly created President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Click here for the video.

2012

EMMY-AWARD WINNING ANIMATOR

Bruce W. Smith grew up in Los Angeles, California. Considered one of the leading talents among a new generation of animators. “The Proud Family” Creator has broadened the array of multicultural cartoon characters seen on television and in films. Through his Jambalaya Studio, he has created programs for children and families that focus on authentic depictions of life among racially and ethnically diverse communities.

2011

(Fmr.) SENATE CONFIRMED ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY(Nominated by President Obama in 2009)

Dr. Miller was nominated by President Barack Obama as the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy in June 2009 and confirmed by the Senate in August. As Assistant Secretary, Dr. Miller is responsible for all programs and activities of the Office of Nuclear Energy. Dr. Miller was a Research Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Associate Director of the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute at Texas A&M University.

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2010

MEDICAL PHYSICIAN AND FORMER FIGURE SKATING WORLD CHAMPION AND 1988 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST

Dr. Debi Thomas is an American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Thomas studied at Stanford University during her competitive career until her move to Boulder, Colorado, and resumed her studies by 1989. She graduated from Stanford in 1991 and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 1997.

2009

FORMER DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR ENERGY WITH U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY

William D. Magwood, IV is a former Director of Nuclear Energy with the U.S. Department of Energy. He currently, is the President of Secure Energy North America Corporation (SENA), in Washington D.C. Mr. Magwood is working with industry and investors to develop novel approaches to finance new nuclear power stations in the United States. Mr. Magwood was the longest-serving head of the U.S Government’s civilian Nuclear Technology Program.

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2008

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RELATIONS AT BATTELLE.

Anthony Hebron joined Battelle on January 15, 2007, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations. An elected officer of Battelle, he manages the community affairs, communications, and government relations functions for Battelle. Battelle is the world’s largest independent research and development organization in more than 120 locations worldwide, including managing the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the U.S. Department of Energy.

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2007

AMERICAN EDUCATOR, PHYSICIST, AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVE.

Dr. Walter E. Massey is an American educator, physicist, and executive. Massey's career had him serve for over 10 years as president of Morehouse College. He is also a former head of the National Science Foundation, managing director of Argonne National Laboratory, and chairman of Bank of America. He has served in professorial and administrative posts at the University of California, University of Chicago, Brown University, and the University of Illinois.