Nestor Carbonell is an American actor, director, and screenwriter who is best known for playing Luis Rivera in the television series “Suddenly Susan,” Richard Alpert in the series “Lost,” Sheriff Alex Romero in the series “Bates Motel,” and Mayor Anthony Garcia in “The Dark Knight” films. Carbonell was born in New York City, New York, and he began has earned... read full bio
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is an American professional football cornerback who is currently a free agent in the NFL. Rodgers-Cromartie was born in Bradenton, Florida, and he began his career playing high school football where he was an All-Area, All-Class 5A, and All-District 11 defensive back and wide receiver. He went on to play college football at Tennessee State University where he... read full bio
Rodney Harrison is an American former professional football player who played safety in the NFL. Harrison was born in Markham, Illinois, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Western Illinois University. While playing college football, Harrison helped the school’s record for tackles in a career at 345 and tackles... read full bio
Kevin Faulk is a former American football running back who has played in the NFL and spent the entirety of his NFL career playing for the New England Patriots. Faulk was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and he began his career playing high school football where he helped his school win the State Championship and was named Louisiana’s MVP twice, and... read full bio
Matt Light is a former American professional football player who played offensive tackle in the NFL for the New England Patriots the entirety of his professional career. Light was born in Greenville, Ohio, and he began his career playing high school football where he was a second-team Division II all-state selection and earned all-county, all-conference and all-district honors. He went... read full bio
Elvis Mitchell is an American film critic who is known for being the host of the KCRW public radio show, The Treatment, a nationally syndicated pop culture and entertainment show. He has also been a visiting lecturer at Harvard University. Mitchell was born in Highland Park, Michigan and went on to earn his bachelor’s in English from Wayne State University.... read full bio
Courtney Kemp is an American television writer and producer who is best known for creating the television series “Power” and for being a television writer for series such as “The Good Wife” and “Beauty & the Beast.” Kemp was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and when she was only 10 years old she began reading plays of William Shakespeare, which led... read full bio
Audie Cornish is an American journalist who is the co-host of NPR’s award-winning newsmagazine, All Things Considered. Cornish was raised in Randolph, Massachusetts, and she went on to earn her degree at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. While studying at the University of Massachusetts, Cornish began interning with NPR and also worked with the campus radio station. Before working as co-host... read full bio
Anthony Lynn is a former professional football player and currently an American football coach who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Charges of the NFL. Lynn was born in McKinney, Texas, and he began his career in football playing in high school before going on to play for Texas Tech. While playing football in college, Lynn was an... read full bio
Alexi McCammond is a political reporter at Axios where she covers the presidential election, cultural concerns, and trends that will help decide the next President. McCammond is based out of Washington, D.C. and was a lead reporter of covering the midterm elections and it’s aftermath. McCammond has earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago. McCammond began her career... read full bio
Anthony Calvillo is an American assistant head coach who currently coaches the Montreal Carabins football team in the U Sports. Calvillo is also a former player who has played in the CFL as a quarterback. Calvillo was born in Los Angeles, California, and he played both basketball and football in high school. He went on to play as a football... read full bio
Andy Reid is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Reid was born in Los Angeles, California, and while growing up he played football at Glendale Community College and then at Brigham Youth University. After finishing college, Reid went on to work as a graduate assistant for BYU’s football... read full bio
Andrew Whitworth is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. Whitworth was born in Monroe, Louisiana, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was apart of two Louisiana Class 5A State Championship teams. He also played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl before going on to... read full bio
Andre Rison is a former American football wide receiver who has played professionally in the NFL. Rison was born in Flint, Michigan, and he began his career playing high school football where he was a star player before going on to play college football at Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Rison helped the college win the Rose Bowl.... read full bio
Andre Johnson is a former American football wide receiver and current special advisor for the Houston Texas head coach, Bill O’Brien. Johnson was born in Miami, Florida, and he began his career playing high school football where he was rated as one of the top prospects in the country and was named a Parade All-American. After graduating, Johnson went on... read full bio
Amani Toomer is a former professional American football wide receiver and punt returner from Berkeley, California. Toomer’s father had played college football and Toomer began playing football as a lineman for the Berkeley Cougars and went on to play for the Richmond Steelers. Toomer also played football in high school where he was selected as a Parade All-American and a... read full bio
Dean Spanos is the son of Alex Spanos, and is the chairman and owner of the NFL team, the Los Angeles Chargers and it’s franchise. Spanos was born in Stockton, California, and he studied at Lincoln High School where he played in football and golf and later earned the Lincoln High Hall of Fame Award. He also went on to... read full bio
Adam Vinatieri is an American football placekicker who has most recently played with the Indianapolis Colts but is currently a free agent. Vinatieri was born in Yankton, South Dakota, and while in high school, he exceled in playing football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, and even track. With football, Vinatieri earned first team All-State honors and went on to play college football... read full bio
Thelma Golden is a museum director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, New York. Golden grew up in Queens, New York, and while in high school, she began training as a curatorial apprentice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She went on to earn her B.A. in Art History and African-American Studies from Smith... read full bio
Susan L. Taylor is an American editor, writer, and journalist from Harlem, New York City. She has previously been the editor-in-chief of Essence and is one of the most influential black woman in journalism. Taylor began her career at Essence as a freelance fashion and beauty editor when the magazine was founded. After working for Essence for 11 years, Taylor... read full bio
