Morgan DeBaun

Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc.

Brian Tyree Henry

Academy Award-Nominated Actor Known for "Atlanta," "If Beale Street Could Talk" & "Causeway"

Storm Reid

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Philanthropist & Producer; Known for "The Last of Us," "A Wrinkle in Time" & "Euphoria"

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Kenya Barris

Screenwriter, ABC's "Black-ish", Producers Guild Visionary Award Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing

Gabby Douglas

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of New York Times Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

Alfonso Ribeiro

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

Jemele Hill

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Author & Host of "Jemele Hill Is Unbothered"

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Janice Howroyd

Founder & CEO of The ActOne Group; The First African American Woman to Own a $1 Billion Brand

Barry Jenkins

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Sinbad

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor

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Jenifer Lewis

Actress Known as the "Mother of Black Hollywood"; Famous for her Roles in "Think Like a Man", "The Princess Frog", & "Black-ish"

Regina Hall

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Comedian, Director & Writer; Known for "White Chicks" and "In Living Color"

Leo Terrell

Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place: The Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You"

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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Angela Rye

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

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.