| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Cogan | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 G. Marq Roswell | Crew | Sound | Music Supervisor |
 Jean Tsien | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Julie Goldman | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Lisa Cortés | Crew | Production | Producer |
Nigel Sinclair | Crew | Production | Producer |
Carolyn Hepburn | Crew | Production | Co-Executive Producer |
 Roger Ross Williams | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer, Co-Producer |
Michael Dwyer | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Adrienne Collatos | Crew | Editing | Archival Footage Coordinator |
Nicholas Ferrall | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Christopher Clements | Crew | Production | Co-Executive Producer |
Steven H. Cohen | Crew | Production | Co-Executive Producer |
Paula M. Froehle | Crew | Production | Co-Executive Producer |
Ken Pelletie | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Laura Karpas | Crew | Editing | Assistant Editor |
 Jeanne Elfant Festa | Crew | Production | Producer |
Cassidy Hartmann | Crew | Writing | Writer, Producer |
Jamie McBriety | Crew | Crew | Post Production Supervisor |
 Angela Bassett | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Aretha Franklin | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Billie Holiday | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
Charles B. Rangel | Cast | Self | |
 Duke Ellington | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Eartha Kitt | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Gladys Knight | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 James Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Jamie Foxx | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Lauryn Hill | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Leslie Uggams | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Malcolm X | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Patti LaBelle | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Redd Foxx | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Smokey Robinson | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Pharrell Williams | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Ella Fitzgerald | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
