KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

TV Commentator, Social Justice Advocate, Author

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

Scholar & Activist; Distinguished Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz; Author of "Are Prisons Obsolete?"; Founding Member of Critical Resistance

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

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Community Organizer, Activist, President & Founder of Memphis Community Against Pollution

Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; Co-Founder, Global Leaders Scholarship Fund; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Attorney, Political Commentator & Author; CNN Contributor; Former South Carolina State Representative & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Housing Policy Consultant, & Community Organizer; Co-Author of "Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law"

Team & Leadership Healthcare Consultant; Professional Development Specialist for Creative Health Care Management; Award-Winning & Bestselling Author

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women; Author of "Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History"

Cultural Activist, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Philanthropy Innovator

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education Member

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Author of "Unapologetic"; Founder of BYP100; Director of Film "The Funnel"

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

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

Trailblazing Jurist & Legal Innovator; Acting Justice, New York State Supreme Court; Presiding Judge, Harlem Community Justice Center

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

Civil Rights Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer"; Founder of Merritt Law Firm