Melba Wilson was “born, bred, and buttered in Harlem”. As a proud mother of a 20-year-old son, owner of a 16-year-old Harlem institution, Melba’s Restaurant & Catering, President of the Board of Directors for The NYC Hospitality Alliance, and recent appointee of New York City Mayor de Blasio’s COVID-19 Small Business Advisory Council, Melba represents her New York neighborhood as one of the most successful Black women in the restaurant and catering industry.

John Stankey assumed the role of CEO in July 2020 after previously serving as president and chief operating officer.

With more than $180 billion in 2019 revenues, AT&T is one of the world’s largest companies in technology, media and telecom. It has delivered 36 consecutive years of quarterly dividend growth. And between 2015 and 2019, AT&T invested more than $135 billion in its network, including capital investments and acquisitions of spectrum and operations. Over that same period, the company invested more in the U.S. than any other public company.

Attorney and former District Judge Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of Louisville Urban League. Reynolds was the first African American woman to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and the first African American to serve Kentucky as Inspector General. She has run a private practice handling criminal defense matters, while also representing abused, neglected and dependent children. ​

Byron Pitts was named co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline” in 2014. He has covered national news stories and in-depth features for the network, reporting across the news division, including: Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, “This Week” and “20/20.”

Tamika Mallory is a nationally recognized organizer and the Co-Founder of Until Freedom, an intersectional social justice organization that addresses systemic racial injustice. With Until Freedom, Tamika has led efforts to fight for justice for Atatiana Jefferson, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other victims of police violence and oppression. Prior to launching Until Freedom in 2019, Tamika was CoPresident of Women’s March.

Lori E. Lightfoot is the 56th Mayor of Chicago.
 
Since assuming office following her historic election, Mayor Lightfoot has undertaken an ambitious agenda of expanding opportunity and inclusive economic growth across Chicago’s neighborhoods and communities, with early accomplishments including landmark ethics and good governance reforms, worker protection legislation, and closing a record $838 million budget gap, as well as key investments in education, public safety and financial stability. Mayor Lightfoot also placed Chicago on the path to a $15 minimum wage by 2021.

Tamika Mallory is a nationally recognized organizer and the Co-Founder of Until Freedom, an intersectional social justice organization that addresses systemic racial injustice. With Until Freedom, Tamika has led efforts to fight for justice for Atatiana Jefferson, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other victims of police violence and oppression. Prior to launching Until Freedom in 2019, Tamika was CoPresident of Women’s March.

Nnamdi Dillon Iwu is an organizer, political operative, and cultural commentator focused on bridging the gap in political engagement for the rising American electorate. Prior to joining the office of Congressmember Karen Bass in 2016, he organized in several states across the country, leading efforts to qualify ballot measures, register voters, and get out the vote in black and brown communities. He has since joined Sea Change PAC, Congressmember Bass’s leadership political action committee as acting executive director.