Board of Directors:

Russell Simmons, Co-Chairman

Rush Communications

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Co-Chairman

Hip-Hop Summit Action Network

Kevin Liles

Warner Music Group

Damon Dash

Dash Music Group

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Bad Boy Entertainment

Jermaine Dupri

Virgin Records

 Lyor Cohen

Warner Music Group

Kedar Massenberg

Kedar Entertainment

Johnny Furr
Anheuser Busch

Kwesi Mfume

Mfume Group

Dr. Manning Marable

Columbia University

Rich Slomovitz, Treasurer

Rush Communications

Hillary Rosen
Former President, Recording Industry Association of America