KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academy Award Nominee, Director of "Selma", Founder of ARRAY

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

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

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

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

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

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios; Philanthropist & Founder, Perry Foundation

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Academy Award Winner, Influential Actor, Diverse Role Performer

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

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

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton," "The Italian Job" & "The Fate of The Furious"

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

Actress, Comedian & Producer Known for NBC's "Parks and Recreation," "Agatha All Along" & "My Old Ass"

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

Actor, Director & Comedian; Known for "Scary Movie" & "White Chicks"

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Crown", "The Night Manager" & "The Favourite"

Broadway Actor & Grammy Award Winning Singer