MOST SIMILAR 30 SPEAKER RESULTS
Ava DuVernay
Acclaimed Writer, Director & Producer; Academy Award-Nominated Filmmaker; Creator of "When They See Us"; Founder of ARRAY
Lena Waithe
Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Producer & Actor; Founder of Hillman Grad Productions; Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Film Director, Screenwriter & Producer; Known for "Love & Basketball," "The Old Guard" & "The Woman King"; MPA Creator Award Honoree
Todd Bridges
Author, Director & Actor Known for "Diff'rent Strokes"; Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate
Naomi Ackie
Award-Winning British Actress Known for "I Wanna Dace with Somebody," "Blink Twice" & "Mickey 17"
Cynthia Erivo
Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Issa Rae
Emmy-Nominated Actress, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
Julie Dash
Filmmaker, Author & Visual Artist; Director of "Daughters of the Dust"; Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman College
Janelle Monáe
Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actor & Author; LGBTQ Advocate
Nate Parker
Actor, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for "The Birth of a Nation"; Founder of Nate Parker Foundation
Regina Hall
Award-Winning Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "Girls Trip" & "One Battle After Another"
Regina King
Emmy & Academy Award-Winning Actress & Director Known for "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Watchmen" & "One Night in Miami"
Shonda Rhimes
Television Creator, Producer & Screenwriter; CEO of Shondaland; Creator of "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" & "Bridgerton"
Ruth E. Carter
Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Known for "Black Panther" & "Sinners"
Raoul Peck
Filmmaker & Political Storyteller; Director of "I Am Not Your Negro"; Former Minister of Culture of Haiti; Founder of Velvet Film
Yara Shahidi
Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Media Innovator; Known for "black-ish" & "grown-ish"; Founder of 7th Sun Productions
Trey Anthony
Keynote Speaker on Burnout, Adaptation, Emotional Resilience & Neurodivergent Support
John David Washington
Golden Globe Nominated Actor & Producer Known for "BlacKkKlansman," "Ballers" & "The Piano Lesson"; Former NFL Running Back
Yoruba Richen
Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights
Dee Rees
Writer-Director & Filmmaker; Known for "Pariah," "Mudbound" & "Bessie"; Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter
