Remel Terry – President, NAACP Chicago Westside Branch
Remel Terry is a civic leader, strategist, thought leader, and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of civic participation, equity, community engagement, and…
Actor Cedric Yarbrough – Goodman’s ICEBOY!
For more than two decades, Cedric Yarbrough has been a fixture across film, television, and stage with nearly 100 series regular, recurring, or guest…
Dr. Bryanne Standifer-Barrett, MD MSCP – Medical Advisor, Black Girl Vitamins
Dr. Bryanne Standifer-Barrett is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician, speaker, and entrepreneur that is passionate about “taking education from the office to the streets”…
Loni Swain – Communications Professional and Digital Storyteller
For nearly 20 years, Loni Swain, an award-winning media personality, storyteller, and communications professional, has used her passion for connecting people through meaningful stories…
Brother Shelton Smith – Community Leader and Youth Mentor
For almost 30 years, Brother Shelton Smith has been a dedicated servant of the city of Chicago through his unwavering mentorship of generations of…
AnJi White – Actress, Goodman Theatre’s ‘Covenant’
In his groundbreaking debut, The Tipping Point, author Malcom Gladwell explains that sometimes there is a single moment and/or instance when everything changes, and…
Tenille Jackson – President/CEO, Digital Vision Enterprises
For the better part of a decade, Tenille Jackson has dedicated herself to helping organizations find their voice online through her company, Digital Vision…
Todd Walton – Founder, Project Baseline
Todd Walton is the founder of Project Baseline, a strategy and consulting firm that specializes in organizational architecture, brand strategy, and systems design for…
Rhona Bennett – Actress, Singer, Author, and Life Coach…
For the better part of three decades, Rhona Bennett has been a fixture on screens and stages across the world. From her time spent…
Ta-Tynsia Wilson, ‘Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon’
The story of triple-threat actress, singer, and dancer Ta-Tynsia Wilson is proof that your destiny is yours, even if it doesn’t show itself right…
Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman, DBH – Founder & CEO, The DorothyJeanius STEAM Leadership Institute
Already a wunderkind since before she could walk, the little Black girl from the southside of Chicago born Dorothy Jean Tillman would go on…
Dana Todd Pope, Award-Winning Interdisciplinary Artist & Curator
While some great artists are taught, some, like award-winning interdisciplinary artist, curator, author, and gallerist Dana Todd Pope, were simply born knowing what to…