KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Mighty Aphrodite"; United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"; Author, "Straight Shooter"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Cultural Icon, Author, Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

Yemeni Journalist & Human Rights Activist; First Arab Woman to Win Nobel Peace Prize

Grammy Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

Visiting Professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Former Executive Director at Human Rights Watch; Human Rights Advocate & Author of "Righting Wrongs"

Host of "Democracy Now!", Award-Winning Journalist & Bestselling Author

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"; Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

Founder of Wikipedia; Internet Entrepreneur and Wiki Pioneer

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

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

Storyteller; Sustainability, Fashion, Environment & Social Justice Advocate

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist