KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Host, Social Justice Advocate, Lawyer & Commentator

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the DNC; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Civic Leader, New York Times Bestselling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama; CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation

Senior Political Correspondent at CNN & Host of "Inside Politics Sunday"; Author of "A Dream Deferred"

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Award-Winning Journalist & Anchor; NYT Bestselling Author; U.S. Special Correspondent for BBC & MSNBC Contributor

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

Political Strategist, MSNBC Political Commentator & Co-Host of "The Weekend"; Former Chief Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris

Progressive Political Commentator, Author & Podcaster; Former MSNBC Correspondent & Host of "The ReidOut"

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

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

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; " Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home"