KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Television Host, Mental Health Advocate & Culture Expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye"

Academy Awarding-Winning Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Moonlight"

Emmy-winning Writer, Producer, Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

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

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

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

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

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

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

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

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

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Singer Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate

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

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

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"; Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

Golden Globe Nominated Actor & Producer Known for "BlacKkKlansman," "Ballers" & "The Piano Lesson"; Former NFL Running Back

Actress, Best Known for "Westworld" & "Thor" Franchise

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

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