1. Spike Lee
Known for: She’s Gotta Have It, Da 5 Bloods, School Days
2. Justin Simien
Known for: Dear White People, Bad Hair, My Women: Inst Msgs
3. Avery Brooks
Known for: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
4. Ava Duvernay
Known for: When They See Us, 13th
5. Janet Mock
Known for: Pose, The Politician, Hollywood
6. Kasi Lemmons
Known for: Self Made, Harriet, Eve’s Bayou
7. Mara Brock Akil
Known for: Girlfriends, The Game, Black Lightning
8. Debbie Allen
Known for: Girlfriends, Grey’s Anatomy, Jane the Virgin, Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
9. Nosipho Dumisa
Known for: Blood and Water, Number 37
10. Robert Townsend
Known for: Black Lightning, Hollywood Shuffle, The Five Heartbeats
11. Anton Cropper
Known for: L.A.’s Finest, Black-ish, Monk, Cousin Skeeter
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