Issa Rae

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

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Comedian, Director & Writer; Known for "White Chicks" and "In Living Color"

Jordan Peele

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

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

F. Gary Gray

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

Denzel Washington

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

Damon Wayans, Sr.

Actor & Comedian

Spike Lee

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

Ava DuVernay

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

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Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Dan Harmon

Creator & Executive Producer for the NBC Television Comedy Series "Community" & Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty"

Aubrey Plaza

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

Shawn Wayans

Comedic Actor Best Known for Spoofs like "Scary Movie" and "Dance Flick"

Tyler Perry

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

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Regina Hall

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

Will Packer

Award-Winning Producer Known for "Think Like A Man" & "Straight Outta Compton"; Founder of Will Packer Productions

Idris Elba

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Lee Daniels

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

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, Director & Producer

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Salim Akil

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

Daniel Kaluuya

British-Ugandan Actor Known for "Get Out," "Black Panther" & "Judas and the Black Messiah"

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

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Carl Franklin

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

Andy Buckley

Actor, Screenwriter & Stockbroker; Known for his Role as David Wallace on "The Office"

Ryan Coogler

Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter; Known for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" & "Black Panther"

Ben Schwartz

Actor & Comedian Known for "Parks and Recreation," "Jake & Amir" & "Star Wars"

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate