Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Samira Wiley

Actress; Best Known for Her Role in "Orange is the New Black" & "The Handmaid's Tale"

Rae Lewis Thornton

Emmy Award-Winning AIDS Activist

Malik Yoba

Actor Known for his NAACP Image Award-Winning Role in "New York Undercover"

Stan Foster

Film/TV Writer, Director, Producer & Speaker

Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Isaiah Rashad

Hip Hop Recording Artist, Part of XXl's 2014 Freshmen Class

Jamila Lyiscott

Tri-Tongue Orator Known for her TED Talk "3 Ways to Speak English"

Peter Parros

Actor & Screenwriter Known for his Roles on "As the World Turns" and "The Haves and Have Nots"

What Could Have Been a Final Season Of Knight Rider I Peter Parros

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Rasheeda

Atlanta Hip Hop Artist; Featured on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop"

Logan Browning

Actress & Singer-Songwriter; Best Known for Her Roles in "Bratz: The Movie" & Netflix's "Dear White People"

Tyler James Williams

Actor Best Known for "Abbott Elementary," "Everybody Hates Chris" & "The Walking Dead"

Kip Fulbeck

Professor of Art at UCSB; Award-Winning Filmmaker, Author, Artist & Spoken Word Poet

John Gray

Christian Comedian, Pastor & Author; Star of "The Book of John Gray"

Katori Hall

Playwright, Journalist & Actress

Israel Houghton

Christian Worship Leader

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Mother Love

Mother Love, renowned television and radio talk show host, film and tv veteran, and noted author, is committed to changing lives through healthy living.

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer