Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

Keke Palmer

Actress & Youngest Talk Show Host in TV History

Issa Rae

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

Angelica Ross

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

Oprah Winfrey

CEO of Oprah Winfrey Network, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient & National Women's Hall of Famer

Oprah Winfrey: Broken Open | Oprah's Super Soul | OWN Podcasts ...

Vanessa Williams

Grammy Nominated Singer, Actress & Philanthropist

Gabrielle Union

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

Gabourey Sidibe

Actress, Director, & Author Known for "Empire" & "Precious"

Alfre Woodard

Emmy Award-Winning Actress; Human Rights Activist

Rita Moreno

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

Whoopi Goldberg

Award-Winning Actress, Comedian & Co-Host of ABC's "The View"

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

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

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Octavia Spencer

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

Octavia Spencer Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Amandla Stenberg

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

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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

Kerry Washington

Actress, Producer & Activist Known for Starring as Olivia Pope in ABC's "Scandal"

Retta

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

Robin Givens

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

Naomi Ackie

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

Sasheer Zamata

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

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Janet Mock

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

Rose Rollins

Actress & Model; Known for her Role on "The L Word"

Kimberly Elise

Film & TV Actress Known for "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" & "For Colored Girls"

Essence Atkins

Actress Best Known for the Series "Are We There Yet?" and UPN's "Half & Half"

Amber Riley

Actress; Known for "Glee" and "Dancing with the Stars"