KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor

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

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

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

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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

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

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

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

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"