DAY 1 - Historian John Hope Franklin
"One might argue the historian is the conscience of the nation if honesty and consistency are factors that nurture the conscience." - John Hope Franklin
Day 2 - LEAH CHASE, (1923-2019)
New Orleans’ MATRIARCH of Creole cuisine, whose restaurant Dooky Chase’s helped CHANGED NEW ORLEANS - “Food builds big bridges. If you can eat with someone, you can learn from them, and when you learn from someone, you can make big changes. We changed the course of America in this restaurant over bowls of gumbo. We can talk to each other and relate to each other when we eat together." - Leah Chase
Day 3 - Gwendolyn L. Ifill (1955 – 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with
Washington Week in Review.
“Truth is, in fact, an elusive concept. It depends almost entirely on where you are standing at the time. It is a human instinct to confuse belief with truth.”
- Gwen Ifill
DAY 4 - Spike Lee, Oscar award-winning Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Author, & Professor.
Day 5 - Richard Smallwood “Total Praise” - World-class composer, pianist and arranger, Richard Smallwood has clearly and solidly changed the face of gospel music. He can impeccably blend classical movements with traditional gospel, and arrive at a mix that is invariably Smallwood's alone.
Day Six - BERRY GORDY
A living legend...
Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records, the most successful black owned music company in the history of the United States! President Obama awarded Mr. Gordy the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.