LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 09: Ryan Coogler attends the 2023 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 05: Former President Barack Obama moderates a conversation with Manu Meel, Co-Founder and CEO of BridgeUSA, Ainka Jackson, Founding executive director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation and Nika Kovač, Director of Slovenia-based Institute 8th of March during the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The 2024 Democracy Forum focused on “pluralism” and exploring how diverse communities can work together. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 22: Comedian Andy Dick attends the Jade Recovery AMF Event on June 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Jade Recovery)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 10: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image has been retouched at the request of the client.) (L-R) Cher and Alexander Edwards attend as Valentino Beauty Reopens Studio 54 For Born In Roma Launch at Studio 54 on September 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Valentino Beauty)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – NOVEMBER 23: Stefon Diggs #8 of the New England Patriots warms up in the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Rapper Nas performs during 2025 Essence Festival of Culture at Caesars Superdome on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 17: Moderator Toure attends “Meet The Filmmakers” at the Apple Store Soho on July 17, 2014 in New York, United States. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images) (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Angela Bassett attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 03: Darius McCrary attends 2024 NAACP Theatre Awards at Taglyan Complex on June 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
