Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

How Film Changes the Way We See the World | Ava DuVernay | TED

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Trevor Noah

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

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Wanda Sykes

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author

Bakari Sellers

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Donald Glover

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

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Jordan Peele

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

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Don Cheadle

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

Tamron Hall

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

Watch Where They Hide

Tonya Lewis Lee

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

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

W. Kamau Bell

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

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Aloe Blacc

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

Alfonso Ribeiro

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