KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

Serial Entrepreneur & Business Visionary; Founder of Virgin Group

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Educator, Equity Consultant & Journalist

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author of "American Whitelash"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Author, Racial & Gender Equity Advocate, President & CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research

Author, Award-winning Journalist

Cultural Critic, Digital Content Producer at BET.COM, Author of "Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power"

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

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor

Decorated Veteran, Former POW, Resilience Expert

Actress, Emmy Award-Winning Host, New York Times Bestselling Author, Spokesperson & Entrepreneur

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Founder of Constellation Research, AI Expert, Author