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

Adepero Oduye

Nigerian-American Actress, Director, Singer & Writer

Selena Gomez

Actress & Singer; Best Known for "Wizards of Waverly Place"

Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis on Speaking Up, Challenging Stereotypes

Emerald Fennell

English Actress, Author, Screenwriter, Producer and Director

Diane Guerrero

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

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"

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Olivia Colman

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

Phillipa Soo

Tony Nominated Actress & Singer Known for "Hamilton"

Daveed Diggs

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actor Known for "Hamilton"

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 Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

F. Gary Gray

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

Ali Wong

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian & New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Beef" & "Always Be My Maybe"

Ali Wong Wins Female Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series

Lena Dunham

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

Bernadette Peters

Three-Time Tony Winner Actress, Singer, & Author

Gabrielle Union

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

Vicki Lawrence

Actress, Comedian & Women's Activist; Best Known for her Characters on "The Carol Burnett Show"

Maribeth Monroe

Actress, Writer & Comedian Known for Playing Mindy St. Claire on "The Good Place"

Abbi Jacobson

Comedian, Writer, Actress & Illustrator; Known for "Broad City"

Ann Dowd

Award-Winning Actress Known for "The Handmaid's Tale" & "Mass"

Ann Dowd On How Linda Takes Steps Forward in Mass

Billy Porter

Broadway Theater Performer, Actor & Singer

Kali Uchis

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

Anthony Ramos

Grammy-Winning Artist & Actor Best Known for "Hamilton" & "In The Heights"

Lena Waithe

Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress

Ava DuVernay

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

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