Dr. Akmal T. Muwwakkil, has over 25 years of experience in holistic health education and is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with degrees in nutrition. With expertise in Functional Medicine, he has presented nationally on wellness, authored several health publications, and served on numerous health boards, including the Morgan State University Complementary Alternative Medicine Advisory Board.

Dr. Salim Faraji, Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills, specializes in Nubian history, early Christian studies, and Coptic Studies. He is also an ordained African Methodist Episcopal minister and a practitioner of African traditional religions, with extensive scholarly and humanitarian experience across Africa.

Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, a prominent scholar and founder of the Afrocentricity theory, is a Professor of Africology at Temple University and President of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies. He has published over 100 books, directed more than 140 Ph.D. dissertations, and established the first Ph.D. program in African American Studies, making him one of the most influential African American intellectuals and scholars globally.

The Ur Aua (Oar-owah) - chief priest and paramount king - of the Ausar Auset Society International's Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey region.  As such he has been responsible for the operation of the Het Neter - temple- established in Philadelphia, Pa over the last 28 years. 

Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, a history professor at Carnegie Mellon University, specializes in the trans-national history of West African rice farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations in the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry. Her upcoming book, COMBEE, provides a detailed account of Harriet Tubman’s Combahee River Raid and the voices of enslaved people who sought freedom during the Civil War. Fields-Black's work uses interdisciplinary methods to uncover the lives, cultures, and technologies of West African and African Diaspora communities.

Amari Rebel & the Movement is a Philadelphia-based band, blend hip-hop, reggae, and rock into their unique "Soular Rock" sound, drawing from African diaspora traditions. Their live shows are immersive, inviting audiences to join in a powerful communal experience of freedom and rebellion.