Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. We promote an appreciation for stepping and its use as an educational, motivational and healthy tool for young people. We accomplish this mission through arts education activities, international cultural exchange...

Dr. Cornel West has been described as one of America’s most vital and eloquent intellectuals. A noted philosopher, he has taken his struggle for racial equity to the national spotlight, providing a gifted and stimulating voice to the ongoing debate. Currently the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at...

Infinite Flow is the first professional wheelchair inclusive dance company, comprised of people of all disabilities, including wheelchair users, the deaf, the blind, those with intellectual disabilities and those who don't identify with a disability. The troupe uses dance as a vehicle to create a more inclusive world...

20 years in the future, sexual violence has been eradicated. Until 1 woman comes forward about being raped. A look into how we all perpetuate rape culture. Qurrat Ann Kadwani is an award-winning actress who lives in NYC. She works in theatre, TV, film and corporate videos. Imdb.me/qkadwani She is also a...

Strength Over Silence Cleveland Browns offensive tackle took the courageous step in breaking the stigma of athletes and mental health. His docu series Strength Over Silence is featured at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI.org) and has reached millions and encouraged young people to seek help if they...

After surviving one of the nation's most sensationalized cases of cyberstalking,  Francesca Rossi became “Victim 1” in the ongoing fight to legislate and prosecute the growing epidemic of digital violence and digital domestic abuse. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Francesca has worked in the field of mental...

Keith Boykin is a CNBC contributor, MSNBC commentator, BET columnist, and New York Times best-selling author. He is also the former editor of the online news site, The Daily Voice. Each of Keith’s four books has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, including his most recent book, For Colored Boys Who Have...

Poet, actor, and performing artist Staceyann Chin is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Other Side of Paradise, co-writer and original performer in the Tony Award–winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, and author of the one-woman shows Hands Afire, Unspeakable Things, Border/Clash,...

Theo Wilson’s experiences and insight are crucial in addressing the growing issue of hate propaganda on campus. Featured on Buzzfeed, CNN, MSNBC, and countless media outlets, Theo Wilson decided to create a fake online persona so he could better understand white supremacist trolls. He spent months inside the echo...

Touring all over the U.S. for the last 10 years, these Broads get around. They have been seen at the following locations, causing audience members to complain that their cheeks hurt from laughing so much: A gazillion performances for fundraisers for Planned Parenthood and other women's health non-profit...