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Calvin Butler – CEO Exelon

S5 E515 / 27m 6s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Calvin Butler, CEO of Exelon, the nation's largest utility company by customer count. As the first African American to serve as CEO of a major utility company, Butler discusses climate change, the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in corporate America.
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Ayanna Gregory

S5 E514 / 26m 33s / TV-PG
Educator, activist and singer Ayanna Gregory, daughter of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory, shares with Dr. Chavis her unforgettable journey as a child of the civil rights movement and the powerful, historic events that lift the human spirit.
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Professor Herb Boyd

S5 E513 / 27m 16s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Herb Boyd, a journalist, activist, teacher, and author of twenty-three books, including his latest, The Diary of Malcolm X, edited with Ilyasah Al-Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter.
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Charles “Shorty” Garris & Mark Gusakov

S5 E512 / 26m 44s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to international radio host Charles “Shorty” Garris about “Go-go” music, a subgenre of funk created by Black musicians in the mid-60s. Also, Dr. Chavis interviews Mark Gusakov, digital infrastructure expert and board member of Nomad Futurist Foundation, regarding innovative technologies that will open new careers for the next generation.
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Roger Gore + Lance London

S5 E510 / 26m 57s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis interviews two serial entrepreneurs, brand mogul Roger Gore and restaurateur Lance London. Both businessmen share insights on how they learned to prosper during and after the pandemic.
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Armstrong Williams

S5 E509 / 26m 14s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Armstrong Williams, media mogul, conservative political commentator, entrepreneur, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and host of a daily radio show about politics, entrepreneurism and striving for excellence in the Black community.
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Clifton Johnson – Empower Series/Financial Expert

S5 E508 / 26m 33s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to money guru Clifton Johnson, creator of the 501(c) 3 organization the EMPOWER Series about financial literacy. The non-profit encourages communities of color to plan for wealth. The educational series has educated over 150,000 students and adults about increasing financial literacy.
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Dominque Calhoun – 81st President National Bar Association

S5 E507 / 25m 56s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Dominique D. Calhoun, 81st President of the National Bar Association. Attorney Calhoun talks about how the Black experience has evolved and where there is still a need for drastic change regarding major issues such as civil rights, social justice and protecting voting rights.
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Urban Conservation Fund

S5 E506 / 26m 36s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Phillip Howard, and Tony Richardson with The Conservation Fund, one of the largest conservation groups in the country. Howard and Richardson lead the effort to conserve, restore, and protect African American heritage sites in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Terrence Hayes - Press Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs

S5 E505 / 25m 58s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Terrence L. Hayes, the Veteran Administration’s, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs about top priorities and new programs for veterans including mental health, homelessness and the most recently adopted PACT Act, a law expanding VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.
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Janice L. Mathis Esq., NCNW

S5 E504 / 25m 56s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to, Executive Janice L. Mathis Esq. Director of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to discuss the historic organization’s current strategies to empower African American women through economic justice, voting rights, health equity, and women's rights.
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American Cancer Society

S5 E503 / 26m 46s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis interviews American Cancer Society researchers, Dr. Alpa Patel and Dr. Lauren McCullough about their groundbreaking health disparities study, VOICES of Black Women, described as the largest-ever study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women in the United States. The groundbreaking study will focus on lived experiences to address health disparities for the next generation.
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Gabriel Groisman – Partner, LSN Partners

S5 E502 / 26m 56s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis talks to Gabriel Groisman, attorney, global government relations expert and a senior advisor to the human rights organization, “Combat Antisemitism Movement” to discuss strategies to fight the global rise in antisemitism.
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Dana White – Senior Managing Director Ankura

S5 E501 / 26m 33s / TV-PG
Dr. Chavis speaks with Dana White, Senior Managing Director at Ankura, a leading global strategic advisor about the impact of geopolitical events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that caught a number of businesses unprepared for the fallout. They also discuss political flashpoints such as China’s relations with Taiwan and the fallout in the Middle East from the deadly Hamas attack on Israel.
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