KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Activist, Multimedia Artist, Musician & Filmmaker; Director of "Whose Streets?"

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

Contemporary Artist

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

Award-Winning Creative Visionary, Writer, Designer, Strategist, Voice Actor & Storyteller; Podcast Host of "Revision Path"; Creative Director of Multidisciplinary Studio "Lunch"

Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Design Director, Anti-Incarceration Advocate, Architect

Award Winning Photographer & Visual Artist

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Poet, Bestselling Author & Social Equity Advocate

Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Actor, Producer & Social Justice Activist

Visual Artist Specializing in Portrait Painting; Painted Barack Obama's Official Portrait

Progressive Political Commentator, Author & Podcaster; Former MSNBC Correspondent & Host of "The ReidOut"

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Business Leader & Corporate Trainer; Author of "Who Made These Stupid Rules?"; Sales & Marketing Growth Innovator

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers'; First Black Woman to Write for a Late-Night Network Talk Show; Co-Author, "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Stand-Up Comedian, Bestselling Author & Podcast Host Known for "2 Dope Queens"

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Producer; Bestselling Author; Known for "The Office" & "The Mindy Project"