Issa Rae

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

Diane Guerrero

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Janet Mock

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Viola Davis

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

Spike Lee

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

How Film Changes the Way We See the World | Ava DuVernay | TED

Amandla Stenberg

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

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Aubrey Plaza

Actress, Comedian & Producer Known for NBC's "Parks and Recreation"

Barry Jenkins

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

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Lady Gaga

Grammy Award-Winning Pop Singer-Songwriter & Award-Winning Actress Known for "A Star is Born" & "Joker: Folie à Deux'; Founder of Haus Labs Cosmetics

Matt Damon

Actor, Screenwriter & Producer; Co-Founder of Water.org; Expert Advocate on Global Water & Sanitation Crisis

Kate McKinnon

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Former Cast Member of "Saturday Night Live"

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

Shonda Rhimes Reveals SHOCKING Method Behind Her Creative ...

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Jordan Peele

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Angela Bassett

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

Lena Dunham

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer Best Known for HBO’s “Girls”

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, Director & Producer

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

Forest Whitaker

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

Tyler Perry

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Bette Midler

Entertainer & Award-Winning Actress & Singer

Wilmer Valderrama

Actor, Producer, Activist & Television Personality

Natasha Leggero

Actress & Stand-Up Comedian

Marsai Martin

Actress & Producer; Known for "Black-ish" & "Little"

Boots Riley

Rapper, Producer, Screenwriter & Director; Known for "Sorry To Bother You"

Jharrel Jerome & Boots Riley On ‘I’m a Virgo’ | SXSW 2023

Winston Duke

Actor Known for Marvel's "Black Panther" and "Us"