KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

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

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

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

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

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

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

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

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker; Ethics and Political Values Expert; Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Civil Rights Advocate Known for "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till"

Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection at Morehouse College

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

Expert on Race, Immigration & Mass Incarceration; Author, Professor of History, African American Studies & Urban Planning at UCLA

Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown; Founder of the Institute for Global Child Advocacy

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