KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MSNBC Political Analyst & Co-Host of "The Weekend"; Former Lt. Gov. of Maryland & RNC Chairman

Political Theorist, Former U.S. Ambassador, Conservative Commentator

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"; Grammy Award Show Host

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Award-Winning Journalist; Podcast Co-Host of "Amy & T.J."; Former ABC News Anchor; Community Advocate

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

First Gentleman of Hip Hop, MTV Show Producer, Style Icon

Author; Columnist; Documentary Film Maker; Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution & Expert on Race Relations

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

Genocide Survivor, Founder & President of The John Dau Foundation, Human Rights Activist

Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Actor, Producer & Social Justice Activist

Head Coach for the Memphis Express; Former Professional Football Player & Coach

Engaging Politician & Urban Development Advocate; Former Mayor of San Francisco & Speaker of the California State Assembly; Founder of The Willie Brown Institute on Politics & Public Service

Academic Economist & Author; Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences & Professor of Economics at Brown University

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

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

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party