Self (archival footage)

Hazel Scott

Self

Hillary Clinton

Hazel Scott (voice)

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Self

Alicia Keys

Self

Mike Nichols

Self

Gloria Steinem

Self

Adam Clayton Powell III

Self

Ashley Kahn

Self

Scarlett Johansson

Self

Gretchen Sorin

Robert Capa (voice)

Goran Višnjić

Self

Maya Angelou

Self

Sidney Lumet

Self

Michael Eric Dyson

Self

Oprah Winfrey

Self

Karen Chilton

Self

Common

Self

Jason Moran

Self

Bill Clinton

Self

Tammy L. Kernodle

Narrator

Jane Alexander

Self

Camille Thurman

John Muir (voice)

Graeme Malcom

Edgar Allan Poe

Denis O'Hare

Narrator (voice)

Kathleen Turner

Self

Mickey Guyton

Self

Peter Falk

Self

Mark Cantor

Self

Murray Horwitz

Self

Billie Jean King

Self

Marcia Chatelain

Self

Peaches Bartkowicz

Self

Tracie Thoms

Self

Rosie Casals

Self

Margaret Court

Self

Farah Jasmine Griffin

Self

Amanda Seales

Self

Chris Evert