Directed by
| Ola Kudu | ... | (creative director) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Kristen V. Carter | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Cedric The Entertainer | ... | Self - Host (as Cedric the Entertainer) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tyra Banks | ... | Self - Honoree | |
| Chingy | ... | Self | |
| Keyshia Cole | ... | Self | |
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Raheem DeVaughn | ... | Self - Performer |
| Idris Elba | ... | Self | |
| Vivica A. Fox | ... | Self | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Self | |
| Hill Harper | ... | Self | |
| Wyclef Jean | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Alicia Keys | ... | Self - Honoree | |
| Gladys Knight | ... | Self - Performer | |
| John Legend | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Brian McKnight | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Ne-Yo | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Jill Scott | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Blair Underwood | ... | Self | |
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | Self | |
| Kerry Washington | ... | Self | |
| Maxine Waters | ... | Self - Honoree | |
| Cornel West | ... | Self - Honoree (as Dr. Cornel West) | |
| Stevie Wonder | ... | Self - Performer | |
Produced by
| Aaron B. Cooke | ... | associate producer |
| Richard A. Pizante | ... | supervising producer |
| Paul Watson | ... | associate producer |
| P. Frank Williams | ... | segment producer (segment "producer") |
Production Management
| Barbra Dannov | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Tonya L. Moore | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Sol Aponte | ... | post-production sound mixer (as Bryan Aponte) |
| Josh Morton | ... | re-recording mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alan Adelman | ... | lighting designer |
| Michael Appel | ... | lighting programmer |
| Mike Grimes | ... | gaffer |
| Tore Livia | ... | steadicam operator |
Additional Crew
| Ted Absher | ... | talent logistics manager |
| John Paul 'Juice' Caballero | ... | production assistant (as John Paul Caballero) |
| Louis Crozier Sr. | ... | engineer (as Lou Crozier) |
| Ashley DeLapp | ... | production staff |
| Reginald Hudlin | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Silawn Lewis | ... | talent logistics: Gladys Knight |
| Troy Mosley | ... | production coordinator |
| Selina Riley | ... | talent team |
| Torrey Russell | ... | production assistant |
| Cody Speer | ... | coordinator |