KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Culinary Historian & Author

Associate Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Social Justice Activist & Attorney

King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture & Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California

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

Doctor, Advocate & Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative

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

Civil Rights Movement Leader, Minister, Educator, and Lecturer

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

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

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Educator, Writer & Researcher

Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist