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Interviewees

Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović
Performance & Conceptual Artist
Renata Adler
Renata Adler
Journalist & Author
Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander
Poet
Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander
Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander
Radio Host
Devin Allen
Devin Allen
Photographer
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop
American Conductor
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Musician & Activist
Leslie Parks-Bailey
Leslie Parks-Bailey
Gordon Parks' Daughter
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Actor & Activist
Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger
Cultural Historian
Emily Bingham
Emily Bingham
Author
Judy Blume
Judy Blume
Author
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Director & Writer
Philip Brookman
Philip Brookman
Curator
Tina Brown
Tina Brown
Editor, Vanity Fair
Phong Bui
Phong Bui
Artist & Writer
Lonnie Bunch
Lonnie Bunch
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Actor
Charlamagne tha God
Charlamagne tha God
Radio Host
Roz Chast
Roz Chast
Cartoonist, The New Yorker
Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros
Author
Jelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb
Historian & Author
Adger Cowans
Adger Cowans
Photographer
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Filmmaker
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson
Author & Professor
Diane English
Diane English
Writer & Director
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Singer
Nicole Fleetwood
Nicole Fleetwood
Art Historian & Curator
LaToya Ruby Frazier
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Photographer
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion Designer
Nelson George
Nelson George
Writer & Filmmaker
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston
Actor & Director
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key
Comedian
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Screenwriter and Producer
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Filmmaker
Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Designer
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Novelist & Journalist
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Actor
Khalil Muhammad
Khalil Muhammad
Historian & Professor
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols
Actor
Michal Raz-Russo
Michal Raz-Russo
Curator
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Actor/Director
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds
Author
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold
Artist & Activist
Paul Roth
Paul Roth
Curator
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
Actor
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel
Painter & Filmmaker
Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz
Photographer
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Actor
Mario Sprouse
Mario Sprouse
Musician & Composer
George Takei
George Takei
Actor & Activist
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Film Critic
Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas
Actor & Activist
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Playwright
John Waters
John Waters
Filmmaker
Sean Wilentz
Sean Wilentz
Historian
Hiro Yamagata
Hiro Yamagata
Artist
Genevieve Young
Genevieve Young
Gordon Parks' Wife
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