Erin Gruwell

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

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Jim Morris

Known for His Brief MLB Career & Subject of Disney's "The Rookie"

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Award-winning Filmmaker, Photographer, Entrepreneur & Climate Change Activist

Matthew Luhn

Former Pixar Animator, Story Artist, Creativity Expert & Author

Ed Begley Jr.

Environmental Activist & Emmy Award-Nominated Actor

Coach Ken Carter

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Ruth E. Carter

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

The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Righ...

Anna Akana

Actress, YouTube Star, Filmmaker & Mental Health Advocate

Sean Astin

Actor, Director, Voice Artist & Producer Known For "Lord of the Rings"

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Simon Lovell

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Taylor K. Shaw

Founder & CEO at Black Women Animate

dream hampton

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

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

Danny Glover

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

Alicia Silverstone

Actress & Animal Rights Activist

Charles S. Dutton

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

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.

F. Gary Gray

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

Michael McGrady

Motivational Speaker, Theater, Film & Television Actor; Best Known for "Ray Donovan"

Roy Firestone

Award-Winning Journalist, Commentator & Impressionist

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

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"

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

Beanie Feldstein

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

Logan Browning

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