Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph

Chad Sanders is a writer, director, actor, and musician based in New York City. Previously, Chad worked at Google and YouTube and as a tech entrepreneur. He has since written and cowritten TV series and feature films with collaborators Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman, and Will Packer. Chad’s op-ed pieces have appeared in The New York Times, SLAM magazine, and Teen Vogue.

Will Packer has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office films he has produced over the past decade. Packer’s most recent film, “The Photograph,” debuted in February 2020. His films include “Girls Trip,” “Night School,” “Little,” “What Men Want,” “Ride Along 2,” “No Good Deed,” “Think Like a Man Too,” “Ride Along,” “Think Like a Man,” “Takers,” “Obsessed,” “Breaking In” and “Stomp the Yard.”