Spike Lee

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

Nia DaCosta

Writer, Director & Filmmaker; First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film

Boots Riley

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

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

Raoul Peck

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

Barry Jenkins

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

Mahershala Ali

Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Moonlight" & "House of Cards;" First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar

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

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

Shonda Rhimes Reveals SHOCKING Method Behind Her Creative ...

Issa Rae

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

Forest Whitaker

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

Lee Daniels

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

Tyler Perry

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

Angela Bassett

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

Winston Duke

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

Ari Aster

Writer & Director Known for "Hereditary," "Midsommar" & "Beau Is Afraid"

Taylor Sheridan

Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter, Director & Actor

Daniel Kaluuya

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

Hannah Beachler

Academy Award-Winning Production Designer Known for Beyonce's "Lemonade" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

George C. Wolfe

Tony Award-Winning Director of Theatrical & Film Productions; Known for "Nights in Rodanthe"

Marsai Martin

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

John David Washington

Former NFL Running Back; Golden Globe Nominated Actor Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Ballers"

Lupita Nyong'o

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

Ryan Coogler

Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter; Known for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" & "Black Panther"

Amandla Stenberg

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

Will Packer

Award-Winning Producer Known for "Think Like A Man" & "Straight Outta Compton"; Founder of Will Packer Productions

Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

Jordan Peele

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

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Andrew Stanton

Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Voice Actor Based at Pixar Animation Studios

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate