Beverly Malbranche is the founder and CEO of Caribbrew, an impact-driven company that specializes in Arabica beans sourced from farmers in Haiti. The Newark, N.J., business aims to bridge the gap between the Caribbean’s centuries-old coffee and cacao traditions and its consumers in the United States.As a Black female business owner, she is working to […]

Paul E. Butler is the President & Chief Transformation Officer, leading New America’s expansion of their impact, and helping to build an organization and society centered on racial equity. He is also focused on strengthening New America’s organizational processes and infrastructure to support continued growth and fulfillment of its mission and long-term vision. Butler is […]

Chad Charlie is an Afro-Indigenous filmmaker from Ahousaht First Nation. Beginning his career in 2008 as a stand-up comedian and spoken word artist, he now extends the same passion for poetry and humor in his writing for TV and film. In recent years, Chad has taken part in many fellowships such as the 4th World […]

Walter Frye is responsible for Amazon’s global brand marketing strategy and has developed numerous award-winning campaigns, including “Saving Sawyer,” which AdAge ranked the #1 Super Bowl ad. Walter also spent 15 years at American Express across experiential and brand marketing roles, where he developed their year-round global Shop Small initiative and negotiated deals with Live […]

Ty is Director, The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, a think tank funded by LinkedIn that studies the future of B2B marketing and decision-making. She is also Co-Founder of TransformHer, the premier conference for women of color and allies in technology. A leading B2B marketer, speaker, and community builder, Ty is passionate about connecting people with […]

Toyin Kolawole is the CEO of Iya Foods, a Gluten-Free manufacturing facility based in Illinois. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where from a very young age she helped run her mother’s small food eatery. Toyin has an MBA from the Kellogg, Northwestern University, a certificate in Nutrition & Healthy Living from Cornell, and a […]

Tanisha C. Ford is Professor of History and Biography and Memoir at The Graduate Center, CUNY. She is the author of four books, including the recently published Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement. She writes regularly for public audiences, with stories in the Atlantic, New […]

Shola Aminu is the Global DEI Director @ Ogilvy, where he joined earlier this year to evolve their global inclusion efforts across people equity and client related work. He has over 10 years of multinational professional experience, predominantly within the sports media and entertainment industry. Prior to joining Ogilvy, he served as the first-ever Global […]

Sheereen Russell is a seasoned media executive and Executive Vice President, Ad Sales and Inclusive Content Monetization at Warner Bros. Discovery. In her current role, Russell is responsible for driving sales, educating marketers, and developing content and data-based solutions to engage brands and consumers across the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio of cable, social and digital […]

Morris Chestnut has enjoyed tremendous critical and commercial success as a film and television star for more than two decades. He is best known for his memorable roles in films such as “Boyz n the Hood,” “The Best Man,” “The Best Man Holiday” and earned his second NAACP Image Award reprising the role of “Lance […]