Naomi Ackie

Actress Known for "The End of the F***ing World" & "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Issa Rae

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

Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

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

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

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Dara Reneé

Actress & Musician Best Known for her Role in 'High School Musical: The Musical - The Series"

Da'Vinchi

Hatian-American Actor Known For "Grownish"

Billy Porter

Broadway Theater Performer, Actor & Singer

Storm Reid

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

Angelica Ross

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

Amandla Stenberg

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

Retta

Stand-Up Comedian & Actress Known for "Parks and Recreation"

Leiomy Maldonado

"Wonder Woman of Vogue;" Choreographer, Model & Actress; Known for HBO's "Legendary"

Todd Bridges

Author, Director & Actor Known for "Diff'rent Strokes"; Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate

John Holiday

Award-Winning Operatic Countertenor, Singing Artist & Professor of Voice

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Actor known for "Big Mouth"

Nia DaCosta

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

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Actress & Singer; Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate

Yara Shahidi

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

Let Curiosity Lead | Yara Shahidi | TED

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Spike Lee

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

Robin Givens

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

Wendee Lee Curtis

MC, Moderator, Host, Veteran Broadway Performer & TV News Anchor

Trevor Stuurman

Award-Winning Visual Artist & Creative Director

Lauren Ridloff

Actress & First Deaf Superhero on Marvel’s “The Eternals”

dream hampton

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

Karamo

Television Host & Culture Expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye"

Lana Condor

Actress & Dancer Known for "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"

Finding My Roots | Lana Condor