KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Civil Rights Activist, Feminist & Political Strategist

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

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

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

Radio & TV Talk Show Host, Media Commentator, Author, Activist & Pastor

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

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

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

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

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

Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society

Judge, TV Personality, Youth Advocate

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

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

Community Organizer; Journalist; Political Activist & President, Founder of Know Thy Self Productions

Executive Director at Seeding Justice; Racial & Social Justice Activist

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100