Donye Taylor 

Taylor is the CEO and co-founder of The Digital Footprint, a Black-owned and operated creative marketing agency. She helps her clients’ success by creating strategies that help them market their brands. Taylor uses her Instagram and Twitter accounts as a way to connect with her audience and offer advice. She is also the director of creator initiatives at Fohr—an influencer and ambassador marketing company. 

Bomani Jones 

Jones has written on sports, music, culture and politics for over 15 years. Jones was listed #17 of The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans list in 2016 and won a Sports Emmy Award for a sports documentary he took part in. Currently he is the host for the ESPN podcast, “The Right Time” with Bomani Jones, where he discusses sports and other relative topics to the world today with frequent guest appearances. 

Colah B. Tawkin

Colah Twakin is a mother, comedian, podcaster and nature-lover. Tawkin is the creator, producer and voice for her podcasts, ‘Black in the Garden’ and ‘The Plant Kiki.’ She sees herself as an advocate for Black people trying to reconnect with the land. She uses her life experiences and extensive knowledge of horticulture—the art of cultivating plants and gardens—along with her endless love of Black people to create a space where they can freely talk about plants as well. 

Alonzo Lerone 

Lerone is best known for his YouTube channel where he does comedic reactions and tries bizarre food combinations. His videos offer humorous takes on absurd content all over the internet. Usually this content makes no sense and uses bad grammar. Thanks to the popularity of his YouTube channel, Lerone was able to dedicate himself to YouTube full time after losing his previous job. 

Ebony Bomani

Bomani is a licensed cosmetologist and beauty brand educator that specializes in holistic beauty and wellness. She often shows hairstyling tutorials for natural hair on her Instagram and YouTube accounts. She stated that what keeps her going and sharing what she loves is knowing it could help heal someone else. She embraces her natural hair and self-care, and much of her content inspires others to do the same.