Ariana DeBose

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for Hamilton & West Side Story

Tiffany Aliche

Author & Award-Winning Teacher of Financial Education known as “The Budgetnista"

Billy Porter

Broadway Theater Performer, Actor & Singer

Cynthia Erivo

Singer-Songwriter & Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & Portraying Harriet Tubman in "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

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Leslie Odom Jr.

Broadway Actor & Grammy Award Winning Singer

Kehinde Wiley

Visual Artist Specializing in Portrait Painting; Painted Barack Obama's Official Portrait

Aloe Blacc

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

Keke Palmer

Actress & Youngest Talk Show Host in TV History

Ryan Coogler

Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter; Known for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" & "Black Panther"

Jesse Williams

Director, Producer, Activist & Actor Known for "Grey's Anatomy"

Michael B. Jordan

Actor & Producer; Best Known for "Black Panther," "Creed," "Friday Night Lights" & "Just Mercy"

Amandla Stenberg

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Forest Whitaker

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

W. Kamau Bell

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

Don Cheadle

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

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

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Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Retta

Stand-Up Comedian & Actress Known for "Parks and Recreation"