The Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop James B. Walker was elected the 56th bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church at its thirty-seventh General Conference, held in Mobile, Alabama. He was the first of [...]

Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS is an obesity medicine physician scientist who cares for children, adolescents, and adults at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard [...]

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC Kafui Dzirasa was born to Samuel and Abigail Dzirasa, who grew up as neighbors in an area outside of Accra, Ghana. His father came to the US in 1971 when he was [...]

Biblical Scholar, a Writer, an Ordained Minister, and a Public Intellectual Reverend Dr. Renita J. Weems is a biblical scholar, a writer, an ordained minister, and a public intellectual whose scholarly insights into modern faith, biblical texts, and the role of spirituality in [...]

Senior Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA Rev. Shane B. Scott serves as the senior pastor of the historic Macedonia Baptist Church located in Los Angeles, CA, which has served the Watts Community for more than 100 years. Pastor Scott is a [...]

Presenter Dr. Khaalida-Forbes Founder and Chief Executive Officer Metamorphosis Enterprises, Atlanta, GA Dr. Khaalida T. Forbes, MSW, DMIN  is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Metamorphosis Enterprises, Atlanta, GA.   As a native of New York, Dr. Forbes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree [...]

Presenter Rev. Paul Abernathy Pastor, St. Moses Orthodox Christian Mission Father Paul Abernathy is an Orthodox Christian priest and the Director of FOCUS Pittsburgh, an Orthodox Christian non-profit focused on Trauma Informed Community Development located in the Hill District, Pittsburgh Pa. He has [...]

Presenter Bishop Horace Smith, M.D. Senior Pastor, Apostolic Faith Church Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D. is a man gifted with a passion for God’s Word coupled with a love for God’s [...]