Elizabeth Alexander

Renowned Poet Known For Inauguration Poem "Praise Song for the Day"

The privilege of perspective ft. Elizabeth Alexander

Freida Lee Mock

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Director, Screenwriter & Producer; Co-Founder of the American Film Foundation

Peter Sagal

Host of NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

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

SJ Murray

Emmy-Nominated Writer, Producer & Story Designer

Spike Lee

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

Nev Schulman

Producer, Actor, Photographer & TV Host Known for MTV's "Catfish: The TV Show"

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Wendy Calhoun

Writer & Executive Producer

Sarah Schulman

American Novelist, Historian, Playwright and Lesbian Activist

Rollin Jewett

Award-winning Author, Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet & Actor

True Whitaker

Actress & Screenwriter; Known for "Godfather of Harlem"

Pedro Almodovar

Spanish Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer and Former Actor

Sabrina Wu

Comedian, TV Writer & LGBTQ Advocate

Edson Oda

Latin Grammy Nominated Writer & Director

Shawn Wayans

Comedic Actor Best Known for Spoofs like "Scary Movie" and "Dance Flick"

Karimah Westbrook

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

Teresa Lo

Teresa Lo is a novelist, screenwriter, and blogger.

Nancy Oliver

Nancy Oliver is an American playwright and television writer.

Jonathan Shapiro

Former Federal Prosecutor & Law Professor; TV Writer & Producer, Known for "The Blacklist" & "Goliath"