KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

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

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

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

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

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

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

One of the Central Park 5, American Criminal Rights Activist & Businessman

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party