Brian Tyree Henry

Academy Award-Nominated Actor Known for "Atlanta," "If Beale Street Could Talk" & "Causeway"

Barry Jenkins

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

Storm Reid

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Philanthropist & Producer; Known for "The Last of Us," "A Wrinkle in Time" & "Euphoria"

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

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Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Kehinde Wiley

Visual Artist Specializing in Portrait Painting; Painted Barack Obama's Official Portrait

Aloe Blacc

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper & Musician; Known for "I Need A Dollar" & "Wake Me Up"

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Alex Newell

Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"

Michael B. Jordan

Actor & Producer; Best Known for "Black Panther," "Creed," "Friday Night Lights" & "Just Mercy"

Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Ester Dean

Singer/Songwriter most notable for her hit single "Drop It Low"

Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Jordan Peele

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

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Actress, Broadway Singer & Producer; Known for "Abbott Elementary"

Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas is Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Pharrell Williams

Singer-Songwriter, Producer & Entrepreneur; Known for the Hit Single, "Happy"

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Iyanla Vanzant

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

Christina Milian

Television Personality, Host, R&B Singer-Songwriter and Actress

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Akala

BAFTA Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Co-Founder of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company; Author of "Natives" & "Dark Lady"

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R&B Pop Group

D.J. "Shangela" Pierce

Actor, Drag Performer & Co-Host of HBO’s “We’re Here”

Jonathan Daviss

Activist & Actor Known for Netflix's "Outer Banks"

Rina Sawayama

Japanese-British Singer-Songwriter, Model, LGBTQ & AAPI Advocate

Nia DaCosta

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

Brandon Leake

Award-Winning Spoken Word Poet & Artistic Educator