| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dante J. Pugliese | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Brandon Christopher | Crew | Writing | Writer |
Ruth Adkins Robinson | Crew | Writing | Writer |
 Arsenio Hall | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Bill Cosby | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Cab Calloway | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Cindy Birdsong | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Desi Arnaz | Cast | Actor | (archive footage) |
 Diahann Carroll | Cast | Actress | (archive footage) |
 Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Harry Belafonte | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 James Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 John Amos | Cast | Actor | (archive footage) |
 Jonelle Allen | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Lena Horne | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Lucille Ball | Cast | Actress | (archive footage) |
 Marvin Gaye | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Michael Jackson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Muhammad Ali | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Obba Babatundé | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Patricia Belcher | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Pearl Bailey | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Ray Charles | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Redd Foxx | Cast | Actor | (archive footage) |
 Ruby Dee | Cast | Actress | (archive footage) |
 Sammy Davis Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Whoopi Goldberg | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Willie Best | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 H. Rap Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
