KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

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"

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

Civil Rights Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer"; Founder of Merritt Law Firm

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

Author & Civil Rights Historian; Founder of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute

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

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100