James Earl Jones as Narrator

Spike Lee as Self

Denzel Washington as Self

Ernest R. Dickerson as Self

Ossie Davis as Self

Martin Scorsese as Self

Lucy Fisher as Self

Terence Blanchard as Self

Preston L. Holmes as Self

Marvin Worth as Self

Robi Reed as Self

Ruth E. Carter as Self

Jon Kilik as Self

Barry Alexander Brown as Self

Ilyasah Shabazz as Self