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Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant

Visionary. Civil Rights Activist. Community Organizer. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.
2X Grammy Award Winning Artist
Visionary. Civil Rights Activist. Community Organizer. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. 2X Grammy Award Winning Artist; Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant combines sound biblical teaching, business acumen, and political insight to propel the Body of Christ to action and greater levels of faith.

Since his youth, Dr. Bryant has prevailed against the odds–rising from a G.E.D. to a Ph.D. Before pastoring, he served as the National Youth and College Director of the NAACP for six years, where he helped to mobilize over 70,000 youth worldwide in non-violent campaigns.

Dr. Bryant, a third-generation minister, was the founding pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Maryland, acclaimed as the fastest-growing African Methodist Episcopal church in the denomination’s 200-year history.

With an undeniable gift to bridge generations from the Civil Rights movement to the Black Lives Matter era, Dr. Bryant incites change in the faith community. His ability to reach across social, economic, and political barriers has helped people experience the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ and activate success in their everyday lives. His ministry has become an incubator for entrepreneurs, homeowners, and the like. Additionally, programs under his guidance have aimed to spread the gospel, develop strong leaders, empower the economically disadvantaged, and challenge social injustices.

In December 2018, Dr. Bryant was appointed as the Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia. His leadership efforts have strengthened the multigenerational bond among members, cultivated families, and expanded community outreach as well as the church’s cultural significance.

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DAVID BANNER

Actor, Founder & CEO
A Banner Vision
David Banner is a GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum artist, producer, actor and entrepreneur whose career spans music, film, business and social impact. Widely regarded as a visionary and cultural thought leader, Banner has seamlessly evolved from a rapper into a dynamic force behind the scenes, using his voice and influence to push boundaries and spark meaningful change.

He is the founder and CEO of A Banner Vision, a multimedia production company that has delivered campaigns for global brands like Gatorade, Disney, Marvel, Gillette and Pepsi. With a focus on culturally resonant storytelling, A Banner Vision is preparing to launch its first feature film, expanding David’s mission to shape narratives that inspire, educate and empower.

Banner’s music career is rooted in authenticity and Southern pride, with landmark albums like Mississippi: The Album and The God Box, and production credits for artists like Lil Wayne, T.I., and Maroon 5. As an actor, he’s appeared in Black Snake Moan, The Butler, BET’s The Family Business: New Orleans, and Kevin Hart’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.

Raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Banner holds a degree in business from Southern University, where he first stepped into leadership as Student Government President. His lifelong commitment to community uplift and ownership continues to guide his work, from his “Heal The Hood” Hurricane Katrina benefit to his nationally recognized public speaking engagements on race, equity and economic empowerment.

Whether in a studio, on a stage or in the boardroom, David Banner is focused on legacy, ownership and building infrastructure that creates lasting impact for generations to come.

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Blair Underwood

Award-winning American Actor, Director, Producer
A true multi-hyphenate, Blair Underwood is enjoying success in film, television and theatre, as an actor, director and producer. Underwood will next be seen in the critically-acclaimed, highly anticipated thriller, “Longlegs,” directed by Oz Perkins and starring Nicolas Cage & Maika Monroe (NEON, July 12). It currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and is being called “the scariest film of the decade.” Additionally, he will also co-star in two upcoming series --- the Starz drama “Three Women,” based on the best-selling novel (September 12) and the Sky TV UK romantic comedy “Smothered.” Earlier this year, he appeared in Ava DuVernay’s heralded film “Origin,” an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s best-selling book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent.”

Underwood recently directed, produced & starred in the independent psychological thriller “Viral,” currently in post-production. “Viral” centers on Andrew (Underwood), who falls into a state of paranoia after his wife goes missing. The only way out of the self-destructive cycle seems to be through his new girlfriend Emilia (Sarah Silverman), who has her own psychological trauma to deal with.

Underwood secured his first Tony Award nomination as Best Lead Actor in a Play, having starred in the 2020 revival of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama “A Soldier’s Play” for director Kenny Leon and the Roundabout Theatre Company. The show received seven Tony nominations and won Best Revival of a Play. Underwood took his love for Broadway behind-the-scenes in 2021, serving as a producer of the new critically acclaimed show, “Pass Over,” which was the first show to reopen Broadway after the Covid shutdown.

Past Netflix television credits include the Emmy-Award nominated limited series “Self Made:

Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker” (for which he won an NAACP Image Award), Ava DuVernay’s Emmy-winning limited series “When They See Us,” a recurring role on "Dear White People" and Clark Johnson’s "Juanita," opposite Alfre Woodard. He also appeared as Vernon Jordan in Ryan Murphy’s

“Impeachment” for FX, HBO Max’s “Love Life” and “Bad Hair” for Hulu. This season he also appeared as a murderous tennis coach in CBS’ hit series “Elsbeth.” Underwood’s series regular roles include the ABC drama series "Quantico," (which he filmed while also recurring on another

hit ABC drama "Marvel’s AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D), " "Dirty Sexy Money," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "In Treatment," "The Event" and "L.A. Law.” Additional film credits include "Deep Impact," "Set It Off," "Rules of Engagement," "Just Cause," "Madea's Family Reunion" and Steven Soderbergh’s "Full Frontal." Underwood co-starred opposite Cicely Tyson in the Lifetime telefilm & theatre production of "A Trip to Bountiful," based on the Tony Award-winning play.

In 2012 he made his acclaimed Broadway debut in the iconic role of Stanley in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," for which he earned a 2012 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nomination. He also starred in "Paradise Blue" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and "Othello" at the Old Globe Theatre.

He has also executive produced and narrated two critically-acclaimed documentary features, Peabody Award winning “Mr. SOUL!” and “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.”

In 2010 he made his feature film directing debut with "The Bridge to Nowhere.” He has also directed the 360 degree virtual reality Megadeath concert video (for which he won a Clio Award), the short film “The Second Coming,” as well as several music videos and commercials.

Underwood is an Emmy Award winner (as producer of the philanthropy-centered Saturday morning series "Give,” a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, and has been nominated for 17 NAACP Image Awards (eight wins). He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word as co-narrator of Al Gore’s audiobook, An Inconvenient Truth. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he is also active in several philanthropic endeavors.

Blair Underwood is a Tony and two-time Golden Globe nominee, and an Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and eight-time NAACP Image Award–winning actor, director, and producer. Underwood has starred in nu-merous film, television, and stage productions, including Sex in the City, Set It Off, Madea’s Family Reunion, Longlegs, L.A. Law, and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker.