A$AP Rocky is an artist, entrepreneur, actor and style icon. From defining signature streetwear to reimagining the boundaries of high fashion, he has consistently challenged convention and demonstrated that fashion is a powerful form of storytelling. His vision has left an undeniable mark on fashion and culture, inspiring artists, fans and audiences alike to take risks, embrace individuality and express themselves with confidence. A$AP Rocky co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala with the theme of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," showing off a full wardrobe of his own passion project and brand AWGE. Later that same year, he received the 2025 CFDA Fashion Icon Award. As of 2026, he serves as the Creative Director of both Ray-Ban and PUMA. He has been part of many high-profile commercial campaigns, including Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, CHANEL, GUCCI, Courvoisier, Mercedes-Benz, GUESS, Fenty Skin and more. He was also the first Black male face of Dior Homme. A$AP Rocky's creative agency, AWGE, has launched partnerships with Marine Serre, Amina Muaddi, Selfridges, JW Anderson, MTV and more.

Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant is a nationally recognized faith leader, civil rights strategist, public theologian and community architect whose work stands at the intersection of scholarship, spirituality, social justice, economic accountability and public policy. Dr. Bryant's leadership of the 2025 TargetFast, in which consumers boycotted the store in response to its anti-DEI policies, represents one of the most significant, Black-led consumer accountability movements of the last 50 years. A graduate of Morehouse College and a third-generation minister, Dr. Bryant founded Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, which became the fastest-growing congregation in the 200-year history of the AME Church. Since 2018, he has served as senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, GA. Before entering the pastorate, Dr. Bryant served for six years as national youth and college director of the NAACP, where he mobilized more than 70,000 young people worldwide in coordinated nonviolent civic, political and social justice campaigns, establishing his national reputation as a skilled organizer and strategist.

Viola Davis is a critically revered artist, activist, producer, philanthropist and New York Times best-selling author. Davis has earned EGOT status with her Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and multiple Tony Award wins, putting her in a small group of artists who have earned that distinction. She was honored in 2017 by TIME 100 as one of the world's most influential people. In 2022, she was honored with the Public Counsel's William O. Douglas Award for her commitment to social justice causes. Davis has partnered with multiple programs to eradicate childhood hunger in the United States and, alongside husband Julius Tennon, recently launched the Davis-Tennon Foundation, which provides resources for underserved Rhode Island residents, including domestic violence awareness and education opportunities. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Davis received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during the school's 109th Commencement Ceremony. She also holds an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from her alma mater, Rhode Island College, and an Honorary Doctorate from the American Film Institute. Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 2025 Golden Globes, and she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in the summer of 2025.

Colman Domingo is an award-winning actor, producer and playwright. In film, Domingo was a back-to-back Best Actor Oscar nominee in 2023 and 2024 for his respective performances in "Rustin" and "Sing Sing." On television, Domingo stars on Netflix's "The Four Seasons," for which he received an Emmy nomination, and the limited series "The Madness." Audiences will also recognize him as fan-favorite character Ali on HBO's "Euphoria," for which he won an Emmy in 2022, and as the voice of Norman Osborn on the Disney+ animated series "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man." On stage, Domingo originated and starred in "The Scottsboro Boys," "Blood Knot" and "Passing Strange." His play "Lights Out" premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2025. Known for his daring fashion sense, Domingo was named co-chair of the 2025 Met Gala, which raised a record $31 million for The Costume Institute. With his husband, Raúl Domingo, he produces under their Edith Productions banner, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony-nominated play "Fat Ham," the Oscar-shortlisted animated short film "New Moon" and the award-winning short film "North Star."

From Queens, NY, to global rap royalty, 57th NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame inductees Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella -- Cheryl "Salt" James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper -- forever changed the face and sound of hip hop. Emerging during hip-hop's golden era, Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella brought fun, fashion and femininity to a genre often dominated by men. With their signature confidence and "around the way" authenticity, they gave women permission to be bold, expressive and empowered. They became the first all-female rap group to earn platinum certification and, over the years, have received countless other honors and accolades, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022. With their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025, they became the first female hip-hop group (and the first group of any genre) to be inducted under the museum's prestigious Influence category.