KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

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

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

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

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

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

White House Correspondent, MSNBC Political Analyst, D.C. Bureau Chief for TheGrio & Author

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid