Clarence B. Jones' career spans several decades. A former counsel and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jones helped negotiate a settlement of the civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, AL and coordinated legal defense of SCLC leaders. He has since founded several successful financial, corporate and media-related ventures and was the first African American to... More..
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Jr. takes seriously not only the call to worship but also the call to take action as mandated by the Gospel. Under his leadership, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago adopted the motto "Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian" and has set out to make activism within and on behalf of the African American community a key aspect of the... More..
One of America’s most celebrated and respected media personalities, Tavis Smiley hosts a half-hour nightly talk show on PBS, Tavis Smiley, that reaches 92% of America’s households and is seen in 187 countries through American Forces Network. The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI reaches 800,000 listeners each weekend. His social and political commentary heard regularly on The... More..