Speakers

Our speakers will be sharing their experiences, insights and knowledge. Learn more about them here.

Program Hosted By

LBX Dance Academy

Archive Alive

Billy Allen

Branch Manager, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Aziza Andre

Black Bottom Archives

Tuma Basa

Director of Black Music & Culture, YouTube

Black Beauty Archives

Janette Beckman

Photographer

Whitney-Gayle Benta

Keondra Bills Freemyn

Founder, Black Women Writers Project

Great Plains Black History Museum

Great Plains Black History Museum

Dr. Shango Blake

TRU. SK. Consultants, LLC

Randi Brady

Diversified Wine

Rocky Bucano

Rikki Byrd

Dan Charnas

DJ Chuck Chillout

Karneisha Christian

Owner, Pucker Up Lemonade

Chuck D

Rapper | Author | Producer, Public Enemy

Museum of Design Atlanta

MODA

Aaliyah Duah

Malik Dupri

Dr. Chris Emdin

Medusa the Gangsta Goddess

Museum of Graffiti

Tianni Janae Graham

Deborah Harris

VTDITC Hip Hop Studies

Crystal Hodges

Community Library Manager, Compton Library

Paul Robeson House and Museum

Paul Robeson House and Museum

Dave Huie

Roland Jackson

Founder, Planet Health Compton

Bruce Jackson

Dr. David James

DJ Amira & Kayla

SenYon Kelly

Universal Hip Hop Museum

Camille Lawrence

Roosevelt Public Library

Wyandanch Public Library

Queens Public Library

QPL

Norfolk Public Library

Norfolk Public Library

Las Vegas - Clark County Library District

Fulton County Library System

Mysonne Linen

Dr. Nadia Lopez

Dr. Brandeis Marshall

Ralph McDaniels

Hip Hop Coordinator, Queens Public Library

Wonder Mike

Mixtape Museum

Mixtape Museum

A.V. Perkins

Al Pizzaro

Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library

New York Public Library

Columbus Branch

Austin Public Library

APL

Oak Park Public Library

Newark Public Library

NPL

Leland Robinson

Chubb Rock

Elena Romero

Journalist, Professor, Author and TV correspondent

Randy Savvy

MUSICIAN | COWBOY| ACTIVIST, Compton Cowboys

DJ Ted Smooth

Olamiposi Somoye

Founder, Rayo Clothing Line

Tanika Steele

Carmen & Joseph Tanner

Artist & Owner, Dragunfli Designz

Datwon Thomas

Editor-In-Chief, VIBE Magazine

Ajene Watson

Elizabeth Way

Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology, Associate Curator

Dr. Jocelyn Wilson

Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

President & CEO, Hip Hop Caucus

BCALA

JayBee

Entrepreneur

BAM

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Universal Hip Hop Museum

UHHM

MOPOP

Museum of Pop Culture

D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C.

Lumidee

DJ Wiz

KRS-One

Mr. Cheeks

DreamDoll

Phresher

Young B

DJ Hurricane

DJ Lennox

MC Sha-Rock

Original Cipha Sounds

Fred "Bugsy" Buggs