Guest Stars Tyler Perry as Himself (Director) Debbie Allen as Herself Tracee Ellis Ross as Herself Issa Rae as Herself (Creator/Writer) Oprah Winfrey as Herself Larry Wilmore as Himself (Writer/Creator) T.C. Carson as Himself Mara Brock Akil as Herself (Writer/Creator) Wesley Morris as Himself Lena Waithe as Herself (Creator/Writer) Justin Simien as Himself (Creator) Shonda Rhimes as Herself (Producer/Screenwriter) Dominique Jackson as Herself Cord Jefferson as Himself (Director/Writer) Ava DuVernay as Herself (Director/Creator) Rishi Rajani as Himself (Executive Producer) Janet Mock as Herself (Director/Writer) Deondray Gossett as Himself (Director/Producer) Syreeta Singleton as Herself (Writer/Showrunner) Byron Allen as Himself (Founder/CEO)
