Hari Kondabolu

Stand-Up Comic, Actor, Filmmaker & Podcast Host

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Baratunde In Media

Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Spike Lee

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

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Issa Rae

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

Hannibal Buress

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor & Television Writer; Known for Comedy Central's "Broad City" & "The Eric Andre Show"

Chris Rock

Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Director; Former SNL Cast Member

Desus Nice

Late Night TV Host & Author; Former Host of "The Bodega Boys" & "Desus & Mero"

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Jessica Williams

Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Jaboukie Young White

Comedian, Writer, Activist & Former Correspondent for "The Daily Show"

Yvonne Orji

Actress, Comedian & Writer Known for HBO's "Insecure"

Quinta Brunson

Emmy Award-Winning Creator of ABC's "Abbott Elementary;" Writer, Actress & Stand-Up Comedian

Hasan Minhaj

Comedian, Actor, Writer & Star of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj"

Kal Penn

Actor, Writer, Producer & Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

Susan Rice

Domestic Policy Advisor (2021-2023); U.S. National Security Advisor (2013-2017); and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)

Susan Rice, leaving the administration, talks of what's possible in a divided nation

Dave Chappelle

Grammy Award-Winning Comedian and Actor; Known for "Chappelle's Show" & "Half Baked"

Maysoon Zayid

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer, Comedian, Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Tavis Smiley

Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Nia DaCosta

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

Karamo

Television Host & Culture Expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye"