Spike Lee

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

Spike Lee to Receive American Cinematheque Award

Hannah Gadsby

Comedian & Writer Known for her Netflix Special "Nanette"

Ilana Glazer

Comedian, Writer & Actress Known for Comedy Central's "Broad City"

Emily V. Gordon

Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Best Known for "The Big Sick"

Ronny Chieng

Actor, Comedian & Correspondent on "The Daily Show"

Ronny Chieng Explains Why Chinese People Love Money | Netflix Is A Joke

Issa Rae

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

Issa Rae Nails Speech At The 2019 Women In Film Gala

Amber Ruffin

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers"

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

Ava DuVernay

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

Ava DuVernay to Write, Direct and Produce 'Caste' Film Adaptation at Netflix

Ashley Michelle Berry

Anti-Bullying Advocate, Actress, TV/Radio Host and Professional Speaker

Boots Riley

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

Barry Jenkins

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

Keenen Ivory Wayans

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

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

Natasha Leggero

Actress & Stand-Up Comedian

Robert Townsend

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

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Director, Writer & Producer; Best Known for the Documentary "Blackfish"

Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

Amma Asante

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

Amma Asante on Where Hands Touch, Amandla Stenberg, diversity in filmmaking

Ryan Murphy

Writer, Producer

Huriyyah Muhammad

Writer, Director & Producer