Name | Occupation |
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McKinley Belcher III[16] [17] | Actor |
Kemah Bob[18] | Comedian and drag king |
Lee Daniels[19] | Film and television producer |
Little Richard[20] | Singer |
Don Lemon[21] | CNN News anchor and journalist |
Bessie Smith[22] | Singer |
Raven-Symoné[23] | Actress and singer |
Patrick Ian Polk[24] | Film director, producer, singer, and actor |
Frank Ocean[25] | Singer, songwriter, and rapper |
Wanda Sykes[26] | Actress and comedian |
Kevin Abstract[27] | Singer, songwriter, director and rapper |
Terez Carter Thorpe | Activist, Director, Producer |
Daryl Stephens[28] | Actor |
Angel Haze[29] | Rapper |
LZ Granderson[30] | Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN |
Charles M. Blow[31] | Columnist for The New York Times |
Paris Barclay[32] | Director, producer, and writer |
Andre Leon Talley[33] | Journalist and editor |
Terrance Dean[34] | Writer and author |
Audre Lorde[35] | Author and feminist |
Alice Walker[36] | Author and poet |
Tracy Chapman[37] | Singer |
RuPaul[38] | Actor, drag queen, and television personality |
Tarell Alvin McCraney[39] | Playwright and actor |
James Baldwin[40] | Author |
Janet Mock[41] | Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist |
Isis King[42] | Model and designer |
Alvin Ailey[43] | Choreographer and activist |
Azealia Banks[44] | Rapper |
Nell Carter[45] | Actress and singer |
| Actor, singer, fashion icon[46] |
Laverne Cox[47] | Actress and LGBT advocate |
Janelle Monáe[48] | Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer |
Mo'Nique[49] | Comedian and actress |
Sir Lady Java[50] | Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist |
Amandla Stenberg[51] | Actress and singer |
Tessa Thompson[52] | Actress |
Mel Tomlinson[53] | Ballet dancer and choreographer |
Karamo Brown[54] | Television personality and activist |
François Clemmons[55] | Actor and singer |
Lil Nas X[56] [57] | Rapper, singer, and songwriter |
Harrison David Rivers[58] | Playwright |
Luther Vandross[59] | Singer, songwriter, record producer. |
Todrick Hall[60] | Singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, choreographer |
Le1f[61] | Rapper and producer |
Colman Domingo[62] | Actor, playwright, director, producer, professor. |
Angie Stardust[63] | Singer, actress, drag artist |
| Rapper and Actress |
Amythyst Kiah | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Marlon Riggs | filmmaker |
LeRoy Whitfield[64] | Journalist |
Terry Blade[65] | Singer, songwriter, lyricist |
Monifah Carter Thorpe | Singer, Actress, Producer |
Emira D'Spain[66] | Model, social media influencer, magazine director |
Ma Rainey | Singer |
Niecy Nash[67] | Actress and comedian | |