KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

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

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

Social Justice Activist, Civil Rights Trial Attorney & Restorative Justice Practitioner; Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

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

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

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

Civil Rights Leader & Broadcast Executive; Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

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

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

Author on Gender, Race & Ethnicity; Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies & Sociology at Kenyon College