Tameika Isaac Devine
In a historic election in April 2002, Tameika stunned the community when she defeated a 16 year incumbent city councilwoman to win the At-Large seat on Columbia (SC) City Council. Tameika is the first African American female elected to council, the first African-American to win an At-Large election in the City and the youngest person ever to serve on Columbia City Council. Tameika was re-elected in 2006, in a landslide election against three challengers. [View Profile]

Gwen Richardson
Gwen Richardson is co-founder of Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American Internet retailer with over 20,000 products online. Richardson and her husband, Willie, established Cushcity.com in 1998. The web site receives more than 2 million hits per month and has thousands of customers in all 50 states and internationally. [View Profile]

Dorrance Kennedy
Dorrance is the founder and CEO of Visions of Empowerment, a professional speakers bureau. He is a dynamic speaker with an encyclopedic knowledge of politics, social issues, Black history, and spirituality. Visions of Empowerment specializes in political commentary and cultural issues such as Kwanzaa, Hip Hop, Juneteenth, MLK holiday, etc. He has spoken to churches, civic organizations, schools, and other organizations. [View Profile]

Adam L. Perkins
Adam L. Perkins is the CEO of Taplets, Inc., a nonprofit organization specializing in literacy, diversity and technology advancement. A brilliant, engaging, and informative speaker, Mr. Perkins provides view points on race in America rarely discussed in an effort to provide the best possible understanding on the subject. His personal life changing experiences with racism has allowed him to bring a much needed perspective on this subject. [View Profile]

Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally acclaimed author, syndicated columnist, political analyst and commentator. He has been a frequent guest on Hannity and Colmes, Fox's The O’Reilly Factor, The Big Story, EXTRA, CNN's Glenn Beck Show, and CNN News. [View Profile]

Curtis Pree
Curtis Pree is one of the most respected political minds of his generation. His prominence in the Democratic Party is well documented and his wealth of knowledge about the political process has his telephone number on speed dial of many political power brokers. [View Profile]