As President of Ogilvy New York, Lauren leads the largest office within Ogilvy’s global network, overseeing all aspects of its integrated business. Lauren’s 16-year career with Ogilvy has been punctuated with positions of increasing responsibility. Three years after joining the agency, she became its youngest new business director. In 2010 she became North American CMO […]

Mark Clennon is an NYC based artist specializing in editorial, commercial and documentary photography. His goal is to capture the black experience in its totality—joy, pain, and triumph. Clennon, a Florida native and graduate of The University of South Florida, describes his work as whimsically defiant. He’s worked with TIME Magazine, The New Yorker, Nike, Netflix,  Essence […]

Sybil Clark-Amuti is an executive brand strategist, host, philanthropist, wife, and mother. She holds a B.S. from Dillard University and an M.S. from Columbia University. For over 15 years, Sybil has delivered world-class strategy and brand direction to brands such as Scholastic, Nike, Sony Entertainment, Target, Nascar, Conde Nast, Tony Robbins, Feeding America and more. […]

Jason P. Chambers is an associate professor in the Department of Advertising at the University of Illinois. A graduate of The Ohio State University, his work has been published in books and journals in the United States, Asia, and Europe. His books include Madison Avenue and the Color Line: African Americans in the Advertising Industry […]

Keith Cartwright was named by Adweek Magazine as the 50 top Creatives in the business, by Campaign Magazine as top 10 Most Influential People in Advertising. Keith Cartwright is currently a Co-Founder of SATURDAY MORNING, an organization built on using creativity to shift negative perceptions in the African American community. Currently Keith is the President […]

Angela Burgin Logan is Director of Marketing at AT&T’s Consumer and Entertainment Division where she is leading AT&T in its evolution as an entertainment behemoth. Prior to AT&T, Angela leveraged her brand strategy and content expertise to improve the market positions of A&E/Lifetime, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Disney. An advocate, author, a proven storyteller, […]

As a 20-year veteran of the advertising industry, Shameka has shifted her creative focus toward executive coaching and leadership development. As a thought partner, she uses innovation and her award-winning creativity to help tackle attrition and retention, one engagement at a time. Shameka is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Syracuse University. She earned her […]

Christopher Boulton, PhD is an associate professor of communication at the University of Tampa. His research on race representation in advertising has appeared in the Howard Journal of Communications, tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, the International Journal of Communication, Advertising & Society Review, and the Routledge Companion to Advertising and Promotional Culture. His documentary films […]

Tayo has been an accomplished visual and music creative for the last 20 years.In addition to being aprofessional photographer and filmmaker with his work published in Vogue, Elle and Upscalemagazine, Tayohas served as the Music Director for ADCOLOR for the past 13 years.With anengineering design background, Tayo has always strived to elevate creativity with technology.His […]

Raised in Philadelphia, Cole Brown matured in the city’s predominantly-white private schools and neighborhoods – an experience that delivered an awareness of race and class from a young age. Cole attended Georgetown University where he graduated with a degree in Justice and Peace Studies. During his college years, landmark events such as the death of […]