KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

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

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

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Renowned LGBT Historian & Author

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

Novelist, Writer, Scholar

Assistant Professor in History of Science & History of Medicine; African American Studies Professor at Yale University

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

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

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"

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

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer