Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Ed Begley Jr.

Environmental Activist & Emmy Award-Nominated Actor

Ruth E. Carter

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

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Anna Akana

Actress, YouTube Star, Filmmaker & Mental Health Advocate

Taylor K. Shaw

Founder & CEO at Black Women Animate

dream hampton

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Roy Firestone

Award-Winning Journalist, Commentator & Impressionist

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Dominick Evans

Filmmaker, Consultant on Disability & LGBTQIA Representation in Hollywood/Video Games, FilmDis Founder, Twitch Streamer

Christian Navarro

Actor Best Known for "13 Reasons Why"

Phillipa Soo

Tony Nominated Actress & Singer Known for "Hamilton"

Beanie Feldstein

Actress Known for "Booksmart," "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" & "Lady Bird"

Andrew Gordon

Former Pixar Animator, Producer, Director & Storyteller

Amma Asante

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Reginald Hudlin

Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

Stanley Nelson Jr.

Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Known for "Freedom Summer" and "Attica"

Ann Jillian

Emmy-Nominated Actress & Work/Life Balance Promoter

Jennifer Holliday

Singer and Tony Award-Winning Actress