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Harry Belafonte
World-Renowned Actor, Singer, Social and Political Activist, and Philanthropist
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Kahleeah Copper
WNBA Finals MVP
Wendell Pierce
Actor that has stared in HBO's, 'The Wire,' in addition to recurring roles on numerous television network shows including 'Numb3rs,' 'Law & Order,' 'Third Watch,' 'New York Undercover' and 'I'll Fly Away.' He is also a three-time NAACP Image Award winner.
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Alrick Brown
Sundance Award Winning Filmmaker and NYU Tisch School of the Arts Film Professor
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Rev. Al Sharpton
Famed Civil Rights Activist and President of the National Action Network
Ibtihaj Muhammad
USA Fencer and first Muslim in a hajib to win an Olympic medal in fencing.
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Randal Pinkett
"Dr. Pinkett holds five academic degrees including the following: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, that he completed with a 3.9 GPA while serving as President of MEET, the Rutgers Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Captain of the Rutgers University Varsity Men's Track and Field team competing as a high jumper and long jumper; Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Science from Oxford University, England as a Rhodes Scholar; Master of Science (S.M.) in Electrical Engineering from the MIT School of Engineering and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the MIT Sloan School of Management as a participant in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Program; and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the MIT Media Laboratory. Most notably, Dr. Pinkett made history as the first African-American ever to receive a Rhodes Scholarship at Rutgers University." - http://www.randalpinkett.com
