KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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

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

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

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

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

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

Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate

Chief Diversity Officer at Workday; Consultant and Advisor at RISEQUITY