Pharrell Williams

Character: Self

Jamie Foxx

Character: Self

Patti LaBelle

Character: Self

Smokey Robinson

Character: Self

Angela Bassett

Character: Self

James Brown

Character: Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Character: Self (archive footage)

Ella Fitzgerald

Character: Self (archive footage)

Redd Foxx

Character: Self (archive footage)

Aretha Franklin

Character: Self (archive footage)

Lauryn Hill

Character: Self (archive footage)

Billie Holiday

Character: Self (archive footage)

Eartha Kitt

Character: Self (archive footage)

Gladys Knight

Character: Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Character: Self (archive footage)

Charles B. Rangel

Character: Self

Leslie Uggams

Character: Self