Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Mark Ronson

Award-Winning Music producer and DJ

George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer

Elizabeth Berger

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

Jim Jarmusch

Director & Writer; Known for "Stranger Than Paradise" and "Paterson"

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

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

F. Gary Gray

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

Donald Glover

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Musician; Performs as Childish Gambino

Lady Gaga

Grammy Award-Winning Pop Singer-Songwriter & Award-Winning Actress Known for "A Star is Born" & "Joker: Folie à Deux'; Founder of Haus Labs Cosmetics

Ice Cube

Rapper, Actor, Producer, Director & Writer Known for "21 Jumpstreet" and "Straight Outta Compton"

Bette Midler

Entertainer & Award-Winning Actress & Singer

Nia DaCosta

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

Bong Joon-ho

South Korean Director & Screenwriter Known for "Parasite" and "Okja"

Nicolas Winding Refn

Director, Screenwriter & Producer; Known for "Drive" and "The Neon Demon"

Cathy Yan

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

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Issac Aptaker

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

Boots Riley

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

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Christine Swanson

Filmmaker, Writer & Director

Salim Akil

Director of Popular TV Shows Including "Black Lightning" & "Being Mary Jane"

Kali Uchis

Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Video Director & Fashion Designer

Mahershala Ali

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

Olivia Colman

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Crown", "The Night Manager" & "The Favourite"

Phil Lord and Chris Miller

American Film and Television Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, and Animators, Best Known for Films "Cloud With a Chance of Meatballs," "The Lego Movie," "21 Jump Street," and "22 Jump Street"

Adam McKay

Screenwriter, Director & Comedian

Alicia Vikander

Award-Winning Actress

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

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Diane Guerrero

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

Carl Franklin

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Devil in a Blue Dress"