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Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

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Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

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Civil Rights Activist, Filmmaker, Commentator and Professor at The University of Kansas

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

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Known for Role as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on "Star Trek: Voyager"

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British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

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

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Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

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English Actor, Writer, TV Presenter, and Director

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Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Known for "Freedom Summer" and "Attica"

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

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

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Writer & Director Known for "Love & Basketball" & Netflix's "The Old Guard"; First Black Woman to Direct a Major Comic-Book Movie

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Writer, Director, Actor & Producer; Best Known for Directing the Award-Winning Film "Dear White People"

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Actor, Author, Screenwriter & Journalist; Best Known for “Sex and the City,” and "Californication"

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Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

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Writer, Filmmaker & Humorist; Best Known for his Multi-Award-Winning Feature Films "Healing River" & "Notzilla"

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Erika Alexander

American Actress; Founder of Color Farm Media; Thought Leader on Racial & Gender Equity

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Lead Actor, "PI" by Darren Aronofsky, Filmmaker & Screenwriter

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Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

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Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Derreck Kayongo

Visionary Entrepreneur, Human Rights Activist, Founder of the Global Soap Project & Former Refugee

Tag Warner

CEO of The Gay Times

Tamara Bunte

Master Sales Coach & Author of "Proverbs for Selling"

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Alex Weber

Expert on Leadership & Peak Performance; American Ninja Warrior Performer; Author

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Award-Winning Sociologist, Speaker & Author; Asian American History Educator & Storyteller

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Serial Entrepreneur & Founder of The Authentic Asian

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Author, Speaker, Researcher & Co-Founder of Good Company Consulting; Advocate for Generational Inclusivity & Holistic Workplace Strategies

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Jerry Won

Founder & CEO of Just Like Media & Always Be Creating; Leading Voice on Authentic Storytelling, Creator Economy & The Asian American Experience

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Co-Founder of Good Company Consulting & Advocate for Human-Centered Workplaces

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