Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Gayle King

Co-Host of "CBS This Morning" & Editor-At-Large of O, The Oprah Magazine

Tamron Hall

Award-Winning Journalist; Former National News Anchor for NBC News; Host of the "Tamron Hall Show"

Watch Where They Hide

Wanda Sykes

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author

Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Cathy Hughes

Founder & Former CEO of Urban One (formerly Radio One)

Cathy Hughes Is Honored In Her Hometown Omaha

Alfonso Ribeiro

Host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, Actor, TV Director, Award-Winning Dancer & Broadway Star

Jordan Peele

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Serena Williams

Iconic Professional Tennis Player & Olympic Gold Medalist; Activist, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur

D.L. Hughley

Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian, Political Commentator & Actor

Don Cheadle

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Musician; Performs as Childish Gambino

Darius Rucker

Lead Singer and Rhythm Guitarist of the Rock Band Hootie & the Blowfish

Chris Rock

Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Director; Former SNL Cast Member

W. Kamau Bell

Stand-Up Comedian & TV Host Best Known for "United Shades of America"

Patti LaBelle

Grammy-Winning Singer & Cookbook Author

Patti LaBelle - Bloomberg Markets

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

Brandon Marshall

Former NFL Pro Bowler, TV Personality, Mental Health Advocate, Founder, Host of I AM Athlete & CEO of House of Athlete

Dusty Baker

Former MLB Outfielder; Manager of the Houston Astros

Damon Wayans, Sr.

Actor & Comedian

Rickey Smiley

Stand-Up Comedian, TV Host, Actor & Radio Personality; Best Known for "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show"

Tika Sumpter

Actress, Television Host & Model Known for "One Life to Live," "Gossip Girl," "The Game" & "The Haves and Have Nots"

Valerie Jarrett

Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama

Roy Wood Jr.

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

Roy Wood, Jr. COMPLETE REMARKS at 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Actress & Entrepreneur; Former Emmy & NAACP Image Award-Winning Talk Show Host on "The Real"

Aloe Blacc

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper & Musician; Known for "I Need A Dollar" & "Wake Me Up"

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough”

Creating the Breakthrough

Tye Tribbett

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis