KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; NYT Bestselling Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NYT Bestselling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist; Founder, Necessary Interruptions LLC & Vice President, Surge

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Artist, Journalist, Activist & Entrepreneur; Pulitzer & Peabody Award-Winning Podcast Host, "You Didn’t See Nothin"

Writer & Activist Amplifying Muslim American and Immigrant Narratives; Author of "America Made Me A Black Man,"

Leadership Strategist, Bestselling Author, Founder & CEO of Harden Consulting Group; Creator of the Calibrate Leadership Framework

Sociology Professor, Therapist & Advocate for Black Women's Health; Bestselling Author of "Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For The Well-Being of Black Women"

Social Psychologist and Equity Strategist Advancing Inclusive, Culturally Responsive Organizations as Co-Founder of Cultures Connecting; Author of "Inside Out: The Equity Leader’s Guide to Undoing Institutional Racism"

Author on Gender, Race & Ethnicity; Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies & Sociology at Kenyon College

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

Founder and Chief Catalyst of The Equity Project; TED Speaker & Author

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

Historian, Host of "Sincerely, Lettie" Podcast

Anti-Racist Professional Development Specialist, Leadership Coach, Writer

Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery; Author of "Colored Travelers"

Historian, Journalist, & Author of "The Secret Game" and "The Ground Breaking"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author of "American Whitelash"

Paralympic Medalist, World Record Holder, DEI Advocate & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Leap of Faith"