Kendrick Perkins is an American former professional basketball center from Beaumont, Texas. Perkins began his career playing high school basketball where he helped his school to four consecutive district championships as well as one state championship. After the end of his senior season, Perkins was selected to the McDonald’s All-American Game and was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals. He... read full bio
Katherine Eban is an investigative journalist and author based out of Brooklyn, New York. Over the course of her career, Eban has been a contributor to Vanity Fair, Fortune magazine, and several other national magazines. Eban’s work focuses on homeland security and public health issues such as gun trafficking, interrogations by the CIA and pharmaceutical counterfeiting. Eban has studied at... read full bio
Kendrick Sampson is an American actor and activist who is best known for playing Nathan on the television series “Insecure,” Caleb in series “How to Get Away with Murder,” Jesse in series “The Vampire Diaries,” and for his roles in series “The Flash.” Sampson was born in Houston, Texas, and began wanting to act at only 10 years old. From... read full bio
Dr. Knatokie Ford is the founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise, LLC and is a media innovation fellow for Simons Foundation. Fly Sci Enterprise is a consulting organization that specializes in creative science communications, content production, professional development services, and motivational speaking. Ford has earned her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry from Clark Atlanta University. She... read full bio
Keenan Allen is an American professional football wide receiver who currently plays for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. Allen was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was an All-American and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He went on to be considered a five-star recruit by... read full bio
Kenny Stills is an American professional football wide receiver who has played for the Houston Texans of the NFL. Stills was born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was named to the CIF first-team as a wide receiver and had a career total of 3,041 yards which was a San... read full bio
Kyle Larson is an American professional stock car racing driver and World of Outlaws sprint car team owner. Larson was born in Elk Grove, California, and he began his career racing at only 7 years old in outlaw karts before going on to begin racing in open-wheel cars and then in World of Outlaw sprint cars. During this time, he... read full bio
Kevin Na is a Korean-American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour. Na was born in Seoul, South Korea, and he emigrated to the United States at 8 years old where he grew up in California. Na went on to begin playing golf professionally at only 17 years old and began playing on the Asian Tour, European... read full bio
Kathryn Parsons is a British tech entrepreneur who is best known for being co-founder and co-CEO of the London tech startup, Decoded, which works to increase digital literacy by providing a signature one-day course that helps train participants to learn how to code in a day. Parsons was born in Highgate, London, and while growing up, she had a love... read full bio
Kraftwerk is a German electronic band from Dusseldorf, Germany, which currently consists of members Ralf Hutter, Fritz Hilpert, Henning Schmitz and Falk Grieffenhagen. The band was formed by Hutter and former member Florian Schneider and are known for being one of the starters of electronic music and was one of the first successful acts of the genre. The band was... read full bio
From Palestine, Texas, comes the gifted country singer-songwriter Kolby Cooper, who has established a strong independent career. Cooper bravely uploaded his singles, such as "It Ain't Me," "Every Single Kiss," and "Fall," directly on Spotify without the help of a label or any industry backing. Kolby Cooper's songs struck a chord with many people, delighting his expanding fan base and generating... read full bio
K-Ci Hailey is an American singer-songwriter who is a member of K-Ci and JoJo and Jodeci. Hailey was born in Monroe, North Carolina, and he began his career performing gospel music while living in Baltimore, Maryland, and he began releasing music under the name Little Cedric. During this time, Hailey recorded three gospel albums with his brother Joel and his... read full bio
With perseverance, musical skill, and a forward-thinking perspective, KOAN Sound portray the direction of electronic music. Each Jim Bastow and Will Weeks grew up with a forward-thinking musical identity that inspired collaboration during their formative years, driven by a propensity for groove and accuracy. KOAN Sound, who represent Bristol's illustrious history of avant-garde musicians, burst onto the scene in 2008... read full bio
R&B performer Kirby Lauryen, often known as Kirby Dockery and now Kirby, is renowned for her classic Southern soul sound. She first rose to popularity as a songwriter, earning writing credits for well-known artists including Beyoncé, Paul McCartney and Kanye West. With tracks like "Loved by You," "Vain," and "Kool Aid," Kirby began a solo career that eventually led to the release... read full bio
Kasey Chambers was raised in a home where listening to and performing country and roots music was a way of life. She was born in Mt. Gambier, South Australia. It had to rub off, and it did, for the young Kasey later received an education unlike any other while growing up on the Nullarbor Plain and touring Australia with her... read full bio
The most popular social media site in China, Weibo, has over 27 million followers who follow KUN, also known as Cai Xukun, a singer, songwriter and music producer. He has been at the top of Weibo's "Celebrity Topic List" and the "Star Power List" for more than a year. Kun, who had his television debut on the popular program Idol Producer,... read full bio
DJ, producer of music, promoter of culture and all-around creative, Kitty Ca$h has established herself as one of the most active cultural curators over the last few years. Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Migos, Solange Knowles, Kehinde Wiley and Marina Abramovic are just a few of the artists for whom Kitty Cash has served as DJ. She has also performed for cultural organizations like... read full bio
At the renowned Ron Clark School, an avant-garde middle school and center for teacher preparation in Atlanta, Kim Bearden serves as executive director, language arts instructor and cofounder. More than 85,000 educators from all over the world have visited Kim's classroom and taken part in her workshops to learn more effective strategies for involving students, developing relationships with them, encouraging academic... read full bio
Sheila Maurice-Grey, a composer and trumpet player, is the leader of the London-based octet KOKOROKO. They blend modern jazz-funk, afrobeat, spiritual soul and West African highlife in their music. When they first appeared on the London music scene as teenagers, they provided a dynamic, polyrhythmic live sound that included passionate interaction between soulful horns, thunderous percussion, thick guitars, thrumming basses, jagged... read full bio
As Atlanta, Georgia's 60th mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms was a trailblazing figure in advancing fairness in politics and business. Keisha, who had previously held positions as a judge and a member of the city council, made history by becoming the first mayor in Atlanta's history to have experience in all three levels of government. She has vowed to put her... read full bio
