| Episode cast overview, first billed only: |
 | Tanya Harris | - | Herself - Community Organizer |
 | Barack Obama | - | Himself (archive footage) |
| Calvin Mackie | - | Himself (as Calvin Mackie PhD) |
| Kathleen Blanco | - | Herself |
| Karen Carter | - | Herself (as Karen Carter Peterson) |
| Arne Duncan | - | Himself |
| Louella P. Givens | - | Herself |
| Eddie Compass | - | Himself |
| Ashana Bigard | - | Herself |
| Tracie L. Washington | - | Herself |
| Jacques Morial | - | Himself |
| Mitch Landrieu | - | Himself |
| Fred Johnson | - | Himself |
| Nakita Shavers | - | Herself |
| Dinerral Shavers | - | Himself (archive footage) (as Dimerral 'Dick' Shavers) |
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