Azsa West is a filmmaker, artist and award winning creative director currently based in Portland, Oregon at Wieden + Kennedy. Over the course of a decade, Azsa’s experience as a Creative Director and filmmaker has spanned globally across the Wieden + Kennedy network in four offices. As a queer identified person of color, Azsa strives […]

Lauren currently serves as President and CEO of ColorComm, Inc., which houses ColorComm Network, ColorComm Conference, and ColorComm Media Group and Men of Color in Communications (MCC). Lauren is also a Contributor to Forbes and has a column which covers women of color in business. Lauren has been recognized by PR Week as one of […]

She is the bones and the blood of Public Relations. Watts fleshed out positions at Essence & learned the practices of PR, The Mayor’s Office & under the tutelage of (Jay-Z) triumphing in the risk and rewards of the work & established herself. The Aziza Work Group launched in LA with such force that within […]

Naiylah Warren is a born and bred Brooklyn based therapist in NYC. She currently works as a Staff Therapist at Real and corporate wellness facilitator at Heal Haus.

Shawanda Walker is a Sourcing Lead at Facebook supporting the Legal, Public Policy and Communications functions with a passion and focus for diversity hiring. She is a SoCal native with a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California. Prior to Facebook and recruiting, she was an Associate Director at NBC Sports covering national […]

Erik is currently Brand Director at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland. Leading the Nike Basketball and Jordan Brand pieces of business. Coming to Wieden+Kennedy in 2016, Erik has been fortunate to lead amazing work such as “Debate This” (Kevin Durant), multiple Puppets campaigns, “Mamba Forever” Memorial and “Be Better” for Kobe Bryant, as well as “Don’t Do It.” […]

Empress S. Varnado produces media and experiences that highlight the beauty, power, and diversity of women, Black, and Queer folk across the globe. Empress’ insatiable appetite for creating content to empower, entertain, and educate the world has been cultivated at BET Networks, Refinery 29, the American Black Film Festival, Madame Noire, and a host of […]

Dorothy Tucker is a Chicago native, raised in Chicago’s Lawndale and Austin communities. She has been a reporter for CBS 2 Chicago since 1984. Currently, she is a reporter on the station’s 2 Investigator team and is also President of the National Association of Black Journalists. Tucker has been honored numerous times throughout her career. […]