KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Emmy Award-Winning Sports Commentator

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Founder & CEO at Walker & Company Brands, Inc. & Former VP of Foursquare

Host of NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Renowned Radio Personality, Author and Motivational Speaker

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Correspondent on NPR's Science Desk & Co-Host of Invisibilia

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright

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

Civil Rights Activist & American Radio Talk-Show Host Known as “The Black Eagle” on SiriusXM’s Urban View Channel

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter & Author of "They Can't Kill Us All"

Fox Sports Analyst, Co-Host & Producer

First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate

Managing Director & Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Radio Personality; Author; Actress; News Anchor & Co-Host of "The Howard Stern Show"

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"