Bree Newsome is an American filmmaker, speaker, musician, and activist who first gained national attention after an act of civil disobedience. Newsome was in South Carolina in front of the statehouse when she climbed up the flagpole and pulled down the Confederate Battle flag, a racist symbol. Newsome was then arrested which sparked attention of why the flag was even... read full bio
Derreck Kayongo is an entrepreneur, a CNN Hero, founder of the Global Soap Project, and former CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Kayongo was born in Kampala, Uganda, before General Ida Admin Dada seized power. While growing up, Uganda became violent and Kayongo and his family became refugees in Kenya. He later immigrated to the United... read full bio
John Taylor is a former American football wide receiver who played in the NFL. Taylor was born in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, and he began his career playing college football at Delaware State. During his time playing football in soccer, Taylor played in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and made the All-MEAC... read full bio
Matt Millen is a retired American football linebacker and executive. Millen was born in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania and he began playing football in high school where he played in the East Penn Conference. After high school, Millen went on to play college football at Pennsylvania State University where he became an All-American defensive tackle. After graduating, Millen went on to... read full bio
Ben Jealous is an American civic leader and political who has previously served as the President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Jealous was born in Pacific Grove, California, and grew up in Monterey, California. Jealous has earned his B.A. in political science from Columbia University and went on to earn his M.S. in... read full bio
Ryan Russell is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent in the NFL. Russell was born in Carrollton, Texas, and he began playing football in high school as a defensive lineman. While playing high school football, Russell was named a second-team All-district and then took a scholarship to play for Purdue University. During his four years... read full bio
Judy Shepard is an LGBT-rights activist and Executive Director and Board President of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Judy is the mother of the late Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old that was a student at the University of Wyoming. Matthew was beaten and pistol-whipped in Laramie, Wyoming. He died six days later in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado and... read full bio
Michael Sam is a retired American football player and an LGBTQ activist. Sam was born in Galveston, Texas, and he began his career playing football in high school as a defensive end and offensive tackle. He earned first-team All-District honors as a defensive lineman and was considered a two-star college football recruit by Rivals. He received several scholarship offers before... read full bio
Stacey Tisdale is a broadcast journalist, financial behavior expert, content development, diversity strategist, author, and CEO and President of Mind Money Media Inc. Mind Money Media Inc. is a production company that creates content, events, and campaigns that give clients the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to have a health relationship with their money. Through Mind Money Media, Tisdale... read full bio
Judge Victoria Pratt is a criminal justice reform activist who has gained attention all over the world for her work reforming the criminal justice system. She has served as Chief Judge, in Newark Municipal Court in Newark, New Jersey. During her time as Chief Judge in Newark, she learned how to deliver justice for individuals so that they could trust... read full bio
Carter Hudson is an actor who is best known for playing an undercover CIA agent Teddy McDonald/Reed Thompson on the FX television series “Snowfall.” Although Hudson currently stars in a television series, he is best known for his roles on stage in New York productions. Hudson has performed in off-Broadway productions such as ‘The Effect,’ and has also been in... read full bio
Isaiah John is an American actor from Atlanta, Georgia. Since a young age John knew he wanted to be an actor and would put on shows with his siblings every weekend for their parents. It wasn’t until John was 14 that he began to pursue a career in acting and earned his first credits acting in a student film. This... read full bio
Brendan Hunt is an American actor and writer who is best known for voicing Travis Miles/Perry in the video game Fallout 4, his various roles in series “Key and Peele,” and playing Coach Beard in the series “Ted Lasso.” Hunt was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he began his career taking the theater program while at Illinois State University. While... read full bio
Stephen Manas is an actor, musician, and composer who has recently gained fame playing Richard in the television series “Ted Lasso.” Manas began his career acting in French short films which include “Perdus entre deux etoiles,” “Je suis en perdition,” “Interferences,” “Out of Frame/Hors Champ,” and “Le Bonheur des uns.” Apart from his role in Ted Lasso, Manas has also... read full bio
Joe Marinelli is an American actor from Meriden, Connecticut, who is best known for playing Bunny Tagliatti in the television series “Santa Barbara,” and Donny in the Apple television series “The Morning Show.” Marinelli has had numerous acting credits in television series over the years and he made his debut playing Sorel in the soap opera “General Hospital.” Since then,... read full bio
Pryor Baird and Kaleb Lee, recording artists for Black River Entertainment, first connected as The Voice Season 14 participants. Next came individual acts; during the Blind Audition, the singers were partnered as roommates, and a friendship developed. Together, Pryor & Lee present themselves to the country music scene with their debut single, the upbeat arena hit "Y'allsome." The boot stomping... read full bio
Dick Jauron is an American NFL football coach and former professional football player. Jauron was born in Peoria, Illinois, and he began his career playing football, basketball, and baseball in high school. He went on to be a Parade All-American selection, was featured in Sport Magazine as Teenage Athlete Of the Month and was honored as one of the top... read full bio
Dick LeBeau is a former American professional football cornerback and former NFL coach. LeBeau was born in London, Ohio, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Ohio State University where he was on the national championship team. LeBeau went on to be selected in the fifth round of the... read full bio
Dino Babers is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for Syracuse University. Babers was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he began his career first playing football as a running back and defensive back while studying at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Upon graduating, Babers went on to begin his coaching career working as a graduate... read full bio
John “Doc” Holliday is an American football coach who currently is the head coach of Marshall University, and is a former football linebacker. Holliday was born in Hurricane, West Virginia, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at West Virginia University where he also earned his bachelor’s in physical education... read full bio
