February is Black History Month, and in its honor we present a list of notable African-Americans who are available as speakers, along with their speaker-bureau contacts.
• Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos Cookies. bigspeak.com
• Lenora Billings-Harris, diversity expert, founder and president of training/consulting firm Excel Development Systems. nationalspeakers.com
• Les Brown, motivational expert, author and TV personality. bigspeak.com
• Farai Chideya, journalist, author and media commentator on diversity and American pop culture. speakers.com
• Whoopie Goldberg, comedian, actress, TV personality. bigspeak.com
• Dr. Mark Lamont Hill, social-justice activist, professor, author. speakers.com
• Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League. leadingauthorities.com
• Ilyasah Shabazz, human rights activist, lecturer, author and daughter of Malcolm X. speakers.com
• Russell Simmons, hip-hop entrepreneur. bigspeak.com
• President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, first female president of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. apbspeakers.com
• Robert Townsend, filmmaker and former CEO of the Black Family Channel. apbspeakers.com
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. apbspeakers.com
• Cornell West, professor of religion at Princeton University, proponent of racial justice. speakers.com
• Dave Winfield, Baseball Hall of Fame legend, commentator and leadership expert. bigspeak.com
Source: Meetings & Conventions