KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Emmy Award-Winning Actor Known for His Roles in "This Is Us" & "Paradise"; Co-Host of "That Was Us" Podcast

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Writer, Director & Producer; Known for "Selma," "When They See Us" & "13th"; Founder of ARRAY

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "Girls Trip" & "One Battle After Another"

Emmy-Nominated Actress, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"

Academy Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer Known for "Creed," "Black Panther" & "Sinners"

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Singer & Producer; Television & Podcast Host

NAACP Image Award-Winning Television & Film Actress, Philanthropist

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Actress, Advocate & Children's Book Author of "Welcome to the Party" and "Shady Baby"

Actress Known as the "Mother of Black Hollywood"; Famous for her Roles in "Think Like a Man," "The Princess Frog" & "Black-ish"

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Producer; Known for "Empire" & "Hidden Figures"; Author of "Around the Way Girl"; Mental Health Advocate

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

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Hamilton" & "West Side Story"

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actor & Author; LGBTQ Advocate

Actress, Producer & Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Theater & Television Actress Known for "The Cosby Show" and "This is Us"; Advocate for Children, Women & Fine Arts; Dean of Fine Arts at Howard University

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Known for "Black Panther" & "Sinners"