Ryan Murphy

Writer, Producer

Lee Daniels

Director, Writer & Producer Known for "Precious" and "Empire"; Creator of Lee Daniels Entertainment

Dan Harmon

Creator & Executive Producer for the NBC Television Comedy Series "Community" & Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty"

Ben Schwartz

Actor & Comedian Known for "Parks and Recreation," "Jake & Amir" & "Star Wars"

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Liev Schreiber

American Actor, Producer, Director, and Screenwriter

Amandla Stenberg

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

Issa Rae

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

Aubrey Plaza

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

Lena Dunham

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

Idris Elba

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Forest Whitaker

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

Wilmer Valderrama

Actor, Producer, Activist & Television Personality

Marlon Wayans

Actor, Director & Comedian; Known for "Scary Movie" & "White Chicks"

Daniel Kaluuya

British-Ugandan Actor Known for "Get Out," "Black Panther" & "Judas and the Black Messiah"

Barry Jenkins

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

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

Logan Lerman

Actor

Kate McKinnon

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

Vince Gilligan

Creator, "Breaking Bad" & "Better Call Saul"

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Ice Cube

Rapper, Actor, Producer, Director & Writer Known for "21 Jumpstreet" and "Straight Outta Compton"

Keenen Ivory Wayans

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

Damon Wayans, Sr.

Actor & Comedian

Tyler Perry

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

Dan Levy

Emmy-Winning Showrunner, Writer, Actor, Director & Producer, Best Known for "Schitt's Creek"

Spike Lee

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

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, Director & Producer

Angela Bassett

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

Boots Riley

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

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