African American Keynote Speakers have an incredible platform to inspire, educate, and entertain audiences across the globe. Whether they’re empowering audiences to achieve their dreams, sharing their personal stories of achieving success in business, or discussing issues relevant to our times, African American keynote speakers captivate and engage their audiences. This list of African American keynote speakers share powerful messages and inspiring stories resonate with people from all walks of life, making them some of the most booked and in-demand speakers in the world. From business conferences to college campuses to TED talks, these speakers continue to make a significant impact, providing much-needed insights and inspiration to audiences everywhere.

Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson is a top African American keynote speaker, former NBA great, and Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises. Still a commanding presence in popular culture, Johnson made history in 2012 when he became co-owner of MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers. He also co-owns the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Football Club, and eSports franchise Team Liquid.

Wema Hoover 
A transformational DEI leader at Google, Pfizer, Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wema Hoover has earned her reputation as an inspiring catalyst for change. Her expertise and thought leadership centers on diversity, equity, & inclusion, authentic leadership, women’s empowerment, and unlocking the true potential of individuals, teams, leaders and organizations. As a trusted C-Suite and board-level advisor to multinational companies, Ms. Hoover guides corporate leadership and drives systemic, organizational change across people, processes, and products on a global scale. Her deep experience spans global, market-leading consulting, pharmaceutical, and technology enterprises. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Hoover has championed DEI as a competitive advantage—viewing it as a critical component of culture and community that brings out the best in individuals. 

Marcus Collins 
Considered America’s leading cultural translator since the success of his best-selling book, For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be, Dr. Marcus Collins is the recognized authority on leveraging the power of culture to influence behavior, inspire collective change, get people to share your vision, and most importantly, move them to take action. Dr. Collins is a professor of marketing at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, former head of strategy at Wieden + Kennedy, New York, and a regular contributor to Forbes. An inductee in the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement, he is the architect behind some of the most notable campaigns of the last decade for brands including Nike, Apple, Budweiser, and Beyoncé.

Omar Johnson
Hailed as a remarkable leader, marketing innovator and known as the “Brand Genius” (Adweek) behind Beats by Dr. Dre and some of Nike’s most memorable commercials, Omar Johnson was named one of the “Most Innovative CMOs” by Business Insider. He is the CEO and Founder of  ØPUS United and ØPUS Intelligence Labs. ØPUS Intelligence Labs is a leading software that is revolutionizing marketing tech. ØPUS United is a modern brand management company composed of a collective of award-winning executives, athletes, strategists, creatives and musicians. A popular speaker with Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, Johnson is a Blacklist Top 100 Black Thought leader and an active voice in encouraging conversations around racial equity, the power of diversity to drive business success, and empowering younger generations to take action. 

Vernice “Flygirl” Armour 
FlyGirl is a top African American keynote speaker, America’s first African-American female combat pilot, and the author of Zero to Breakthrough. FlyGirl’s fresh, edgy style, high, contagious energy and unique, gutsy essence jump off the stage, page, and screen and moves people to action.

Daymond John
Daymond John is a top African American keynote speaker, founder of FUBU clothing, Shark Tank judge, and the bestselling author of PowerShift. As a dynamic business speaker with over twenty years of hands-on proven business experience, Daymond shares the strategies that continue to bring him financial success. 

Carla Harris 
Carla Harris is a top African American keynote speaker, author, and one of Fortune Magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America”. In her 30 year career, Ms. Harris has had extensive industry experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare sectors.

Simon T. Bailey 
Simon T. Bailey is a top African American keynote speaker, author, and peak performance expert. He has been named one of the top 25 people who will help you reach your business and life goals by SUCCESS magazine, joining a list that includes Brene Brown, Tony Robbins, and Oprah Winfrey.

Laquita Cleare
Is communication the secret sauce to unparalleled engagement? LaQuita Cleare, Founder of the Global firm Clear Communication Academy has helped business leaders and companies receive massive amounts of engagement through communication. As a storytelling magician she mixes Art & Science to fuel business results. Her Hollywood experiences, working closely with Oscar-winning stars as an actor, writer, and producer, have been seamlessly transmuted into The Engagement Code TM. This fail-proof method of communication produces tangible business results. Once audiences learn the code of how to successfully communicate, they create lasting engagement with their teams, customers, and prospects.

Kwame Christian 
A business attorney and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI), Kwame Christian took his place among the world’s top negotiation experts when his TEDx talk went viral, spurring his bestselling books, Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life and How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond, as well as Negotiate Anything, the  #1 negotiation podcast in the world. Defining negotiation as “any conversation in which somebody in the conversation wants something,” Kwame has worked with the Fortune 500 to apply the fundamentals of negotiation to virtually all aspects of corporate success. He has also helped thousands, from all walks of life, acquire a negotiation mindset that can be applied to universal situations, conflicts, and difficult conversations. As Kwame is frequently quoted, “The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.”

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