The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, Chairman
Mayor, Richmond
Virginia Former Governor of Virginia
Distinguished Professor Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. William Cosby
Educator, Author and Entertainer

Dr. Jacob Gelt Dekker
Founder Museum Kura Hulanda

Mr. John Elkington
CEO of Entertainment Real Estate, Inc.

Dr. John Hope Franklin
Professor Emeritus Duke University
Historian and Author

Dr. William R. Harvey
President, Hampton University

The Late Mrs. Ruby G. Martin, Esq.

Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie
Grandson of former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie

Mr. Larry D. Silver
CEO of Silver Companies

Dr. H. Patrick Swygert
President, Howard University

Rev. Lawrence A. Davies
Former Mayor of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church – Old Site