Alana MayoProducer
Andrea Nelson Meigs
Senior Talent & Literary Agent
Ashunta Sheriff
Celebrity Makeup Artist and Educator
Cassandra Butcher
Chief Marketing Officer, BRON Studios
Chaka Zulu
Head of Artist & Talent Relations at Spotify
Charles King
Founder & CEO, MACRO
Cori Murray
Entertainment Director for ESSENCE
Dibrie Guerrero
Multicultural Marketing Communications Mgr.
Effie Brown
CEO of Gamechanger
Euzhan Palcy
Director, Writer, Producer
Felicia Leatherwood
Celebrity Natural Hairstylist
Genevieve Nnaji
Actor, Producer, Director
Gina Yashere
Comedian & Producer
Jason GeorgeActor/SAG-AFTRA Chair
Kanyessa McMahon
EP & Creative Director of Suddenly There
Karen Toliver
EVP of Creative for Sony Pictures Animation
Kathryn Bostic
Award Winning Composer & Artist
Kellee Edwards
Travel Expert, TV Host & Explorer Ad Principal
Kim Kimble
Celebrity Hairstylist
Knatokie Ford
Executive Advisor Entertainment & STEM Engagement, #seeher
Lena Waithe
Award Winning Writer, Creator, Producer & Actor
Lexi Underwood
Actress, Singer, Filmmaker, & Activist
Lindsey Lanier
VP, A & R Motown
Lyric Ross
Actress
Moana Luu
Chief Content & Creative Officer of ESSENCE
Nina Shaw
Entertainment Attorney
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Film Producer
Pearlena Igbokwe
Television Executive
Raj Register
Head of Brand Strategy
Richelieu Dennis
Founder & Chair, ESSENCE Ventures
Sidra SmithExecutive Producer, ESSENCE Studios
Sofia WylieActress, Singer and Dancer
Tiana Major9
R&B Singer
Tilane JonesPresident of ARRAY
Tina Perry
President, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Vanessa Morrison
President, Fox Family
We will be hosting screenings of Twenties, a new series from Executive Producer and Creator Lena Waithe, centers around girlfriends Hattie, Marie, and Nia as they pursue their dreams and love, while testing the limits of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in Los Angeles.
