KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"; Grammy Award Show Host

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Cultural Icon, Author, Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Comedian & Actor; Best Known for his Role in "The Chapelle Show" and HBO's "The Wire"

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Syndicated Columnist, Author

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

President of Color Of Change, Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"; Author, "Straight Shooter"

University Professor of Social Policy, Law & Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies & David R. Pokross Professor of Law & Social Policy at Brandeis University

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer; Founder of Brooklyn Media

Social Justice Activist, Civil Rights Trial Attorney & Restorative Justice Practitioner; Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Co-Founder of Very Smart Brothas & Author of "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker"

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

Director of Commonway Institute