Diane Guerrero

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

Rebecca Sugar

Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Known as the Creator of "Steven Universe"

Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Cathy Yan

Filmmaker & Director of "Birds Of Prey;" First Asian Woman to Direct a U.S. Superhero Film

Rita Moreno

Award-Winning Actress, Dancer, Singer; Health Advocate & New York Times Bestselling Author

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, Director & Producer

Angela Bassett

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

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

Kelly Marie Tran

Actress Known for Her Role in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"

Patty Jenkins

Film Director & Screenwriter Known for Directing "Wonder Woman"

Anna Akana

Actress, YouTube Star, Filmmaker & Mental Health Advocate

Regina Hall

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

Janet Mock

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

Chrissy Teigen

Model, Author & Television Personality

Sarah Polley

Oscar-Nominated Actress, Director and Political Activist

Andrew Stanton

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

Iyanla Vanzant

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

Tonya Lewis Lee on the Black maternal mortality crisis

Stephanie Hsu

American Actress Known for "Everything Everywhere All At Once"

Lindsey Granger

Journalist, Writer & Producer

Michelle Zauner

Lead Singer of Japanese Breakfast; New York Times Bestselling Author of "Crying in H Mart"

Christina Hodson

Screenwriter, Known for "Bumblebee" & "Birds of Prey"

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Righ...

Hannah Beachler

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

Rachel Chavkin

Tony Award-Nominated Stage Director; Best Known for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"

Barry Jenkins

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

Marsai Martin

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