Iconic billboard campaigns and doing the splits for Dr. Dre and Snoop

The transformative power of storytelling and art in human experience

Documenting a West Baltimore boxing coach and giving back to the community

Bryan Stevenson's vision behind the lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery

Documenting immigrant lives and father's story in Caramelo

The transformation of advertising media and communication strategies

Childhood film education and the path to becoming a filmmaker

Jim Foley's approach to storytelling and humanitarian action in Syria

Balancing rational planning and intuition in character development

Family of painters and finding a role as an interpreter of art

Gordon Parks' complex portrayal of Harlem and collaboration with Ralph Ellison

The role of music and nonviolent discipline in the Civil Rights Movement

Discovering feminism and a writing path through teaching and storytelling

Directing "Ladies First" and incorporating South African anti-apartheid footage

Jim Foley's fiction writing subjects and motivation to help struggling youth

Evolving identity as documentarian, alchemist, and artist later in career

Father's connections to jazz bebop scene and creative household atmosphere

Compiling literary perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement

Using TV to reflect and respond to real-world social issues

Sonic Youth's avant-garde identity and support for Jonas Mekas and Anthology Film Archives

Michelle Obama's South Carolina speech addressing Black community fears during the campaign

Performing theater in Black communities across the South in the 1960s

Long-term relationship with Marilyn Monroe built on trust and continuity

Character-driven approach to writing and creating relatable protagonists

Frederick Douglass's extraordinary intellect and sense of possibility despite enslavement

Wide-ranging cinematic influences and resistance to cultural categorization