Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Lee Daniels

Director, Writer & Producer Known for "Precious" and "Empire"; Creator of Lee Daniels Entertainment

Cheryl Dunye

Filmmaker, Director, Writer & Actress

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Amandla Stenberg

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

Tyler Perry

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Rick Famuyiwa

Director, Producer & Screenwriter; Known for "The Wood" and "Brown Sugar"

Charles Stone III

TV, Music Video & Film Director Known for "Drumline" and "Paid in Full"

Salim Akil

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

Millicent Shelton

Music Video & Television Director

Bradford Young

Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Known for "Arrival" & "When They See Us"

Tim Story

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Barry Jenkins

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

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"

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

Carl Franklin

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

Dee Rees

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

John Ridley

Oscar Winning Writer, ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Crime’

Ryan Murphy

Writer, Producer

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

F. Gary Gray

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

Dan Bucatinsky

Actor, "Scandal"; Author, "Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?"; TV Writer and Emmy-Nominated Producer

Issa Rae

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

Aubrey Plaza

Actress, Comedian & Producer Known for NBC's "Parks and Recreation"

Lena Dunham

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer Best Known for HBO’s “Girls”

Jordan Peele

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

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Denzel Washington

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Fences," "The Book of Eli" & "Training Day"

Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Marlon Wayans

Actor, Director & Comedian; Known for "Scary Movie" & "White Chicks"

Angela Bassett

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