Founder and Chairperson of Sister's Keeper Movement, Olebogeng Moemisi a Soweto born entrepreneur, a woman of many talents, born 18 September 1980. A mother of 2 teenage boys, has accomplished a long list of achievements at a very early age that has seen her perform as a dancer at prolific events and later starting her own events management company and graduating as a professional Chef at HTA Culinary School. After coming out recently and talking about her rape ordeal at a tender age of 5 years, was inspired to start a movement of activism against gender based violence. Her experience has seen her in platforms where she's been a motivational speaker to young girls and boys at schools,events and churches.

Ateya Ball-Lacy:

Ateya is a master educator turned producer who uses creativity and innovation to inspire students to tap into their innate genius. Ateya is a native Washingtonian, proud wife and mother, educator and fierce lover of the arts. Ateya currently serves as an Assistant Principal within an urban school district. She is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a proud alumna of the historic Howard University. Ateya is a long standing member of the world-renown, Kankouran West African Dance Company, the oldest African dance company in the country, where she serves as a senior dancer. In addition to education and the performing arts, Ateya is the Creator and Executive Producer of Hood Smart: The Urban STEMulus Project, an innovative TV reality show that shines a light on talented Black teens that are excelling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Ateya is on a mission to shift the focus from the negative images the media portrays of Black youth to highlighting their academic and creative brilliance. This trailblazing educator is making moves in the world of education. She is determined to make SMART the NEW Gangstal!

Kareem El:

Kareem is a veteran U.S. Marine Corps Officer and Senior Strategy Consultant who leverages a people-centric approach to analyzing risks and solving complex real-world problems. Kareem is a graduate of School Without Walls and Howard University, where he studied political science and classical civilization. Kareem believes that the concepts of community and ethnic identity are at the root of many of the world’s most challenging risks and issues. Around the world, Kareem sees the ‘Hood’ and Hip-Hop Culture by proxy, as the present-day battlegrounds of an age-old conflict surrounding the shared culture and identity of Black communities. As a native Washingtonian, Kareem has seen the impacts of the Hood and Hip-Hop up close. Now, Kareem is working to mitigate those adverse impacts and change the narrative through the HoodSmart project. As Supervising Producer for HoodSmart, Kareem has helped to build content, build business relationships, and explore opportunities to enhance the HoodSmart brand and approach.

Thami Kotlolo:

Founder of the Feathers Awards Thami Kotlolo a Mamelodi born being with many talents has accomplished a long list of achievements at the tender age of 26 years. He was only 23 years old when he conceived one of South Africa’s prolific award shows, and has managed to make a mark and ruffle a couple of feathers in almost all spheres of life, from politics, entertainment to corporate South Africa.

Thami began his life in the public domain as a child star with roles in youth sopie Backstage, blockbuster film Mr Bones, and appeared in various advertisements like Coca-cola and Tastic rice ( to mention but two). Thami also had a short stint as a YO-TV presenter... After completing his studies in Musical theatre at Tshwane University Of Technology he was thrust behind the scenes of the entertainment industry as production manager, producer, and even columnist

Clive Mathibe:

Clive Mathibe is a seasoned South African Creative Producer/Director for stage, theatre and conceptual events.

Mathibe has a varied set of skills that have seen him be in writing rooms as creator/writer and/or storylines for award winning South African shows. He has also recently wrapped season 20 of South Africa’s longest running women focused talk show, Motswako.”

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Dr. McMillian is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the District of Columbia and Virginia and a Nationally Certified Counselor. In addition, she is a Certified Correctional Healthcare – Mental Health provider and a Board Certified Tele-mental Health therapist. Her education includes a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is the Health Services Program Manager for the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, where she oversees the behavioral health services provided to detained youth in the Washington, DC area, an Adjunct Professor at the Chicago School for Professional Psychology, where she teaches in the Forensic and Counseling Psychology Departments, and in private practice providing therapy to individuals and families.

Chad Morton is an educator, writer, speaker, producer, real estate agent and investor.  Having sold over 100 million dollars in residential real estate, Chad is now branching off to form his own Brokerage Firm, appropriately named Maverick Realty, and training and supporting new agents who are looking to learn and thrive in the business of real estate.

Tyria Saul is an award-winning digital marketer, specializing in marketing automation with a

career that spans multiple enterprises and industries from music and dance to marketing and

financial services. Currently, Tyria works at Google as a Business Systems Analyst, enabling

Google Cloud marketers to deliver innovative digital marketing initiatives and meet their goals.

Tyria owns Omaris Digital, a boutique digital marketing agency that serves small and growing

businesses looking to develop long-term, pressure-tested marketing strategies. With over a

decade of experience as both an entrepreneur and intrapreneur, she knows what it's like to bring

your passion to market. Additionally, she owns Creative Xscape Artistry, a virtual dance class

program that provides beginner level hip hop and heels dance classes to women - inspiring them

to express freely themselves to their favorite party songs. 

Driven by the successes of her customers, Tyria takes pride in her clients' success. Whether she

is working with a marketing client who is looking to reach their first customer, or a new dancer

smiling proudly as they groove to the music, seeing other people excel inspires her to keep

going.

When Tyria isn’t helping others recognize their potential, she spends her time with her husband

and her toddler. As well as living out her personal motto, "life is short, spend it dancing". She

has a BBA from Howard University and is a Marketo Certified Expert.

www.creativexscape.com

www.omarisdigital.com

Linda Berry is a world class International chef, plant forward educator, one of the cannabis culinary instructors in higher education, and executive chef/partner of Diamond Leaf and Herb Board brands. Through her classes and pop up events she curates experiences that blend together her love of people and teaching emphasis on vibrant locally crafted dishes inspired by her international  travel, beautiful aesthetics, and her training from The Culinary Institute of America to create one of a kind experiences for the home cook and celebrities like Dave Chappelle and Common alike. A dedicated community chef, Chef Berry has spent the last decade partnering with urban farmers and community organizations such as YMCA, Girl Scouts and United Way to bring neutron forward, budget friendly culinary classes to underserved and food insecure populations. 

James Hammonds Jr. is an inventor, entrepreneur, and educator. He was born in Chicago and studied Mechanical Engineering at Howard University. James went on to receive a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, after which he taught as a tenured faculty at Howard University's school of engineering.  James would later found Potluck Technologies to use nanotechnology to solve global problems in health care and the environment.

Marcus Hammonds is the founder of Four Directions Beverage Company.  Marcus studied Chemical Engineering at Howard University and spent ten years in the adult beverage industry before deciding to branch out on his own.  Four Directions, which translates to kat direksyon (the brand name for his wines) in Haitian Creole, makes a variety of delicious, semisweet strawberry wines. Not only does he want to make great tasting wines, he aspires to use his wines to build connections between people in the South Side of Chicago and also around the globe.

The village is somewhat broken into pieces, teachers are given yet another task to bridge the gap. How do teachers meet their needs when the support they need is unattainable?. Teachers are doing their best to continue to meet the needs of their students day in and out, politics becomes a deterrent and burdens all possibilities, Parents are disengaged, some are lost in translation and greater majority  seem not to care about the urgency t connect students with their teachers. How do we support our teachers? What do teachers need to make their job easier or better? And how do we support those parents that are desperate to make a change and adapt to the current norm. Lets  expose these disparities and bias. Lets talk!!