Nia DaCosta

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

Barry Jenkins

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

Mahershala Ali

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

Amma Asante

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Ava DuVernay

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

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Carl Franklin

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

Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Ryan Coogler

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

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

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Issa Rae

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

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Spike Lee

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

Chinonye Chukwu

Writer & Director Known for "Clemency" and "Till'; First Black Woman to Win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

Karimah Westbrook

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

Charles D. King

Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist, Producer, CEO of MACRO

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Winston Duke

Actor Known for Marvel's "Black Panther" and "Us"

dream hampton

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Steve McQueen

Academy Award-Winning Director Known for "12 Years a Slave" & "Widows"

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Boots Riley

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

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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"

Christine Swanson

Filmmaker, Writer & Director

Salim Akil

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

Millicent Shelton

Music Video & Television Director

Ernest Dickerson

Director, Cinematographer & Screenwriter Known for "Do the Right Thing" and "Juice"

Tim Story

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

Raoul Peck

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

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

John David Washington

Former NFL Running Back; Golden Globe Nominated Actor Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Ballers"