KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

America's Premier Crisis Management Expert; Inspiration for ABC's "Scandal"

WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You;" Coach of Ice-Cube's BIG3 Basketball League

Comedian & Author of "Rabbit"

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Undefeated Four-Time World Champion Boxer & Lifestyle Expert; Heart Disease Awareness Advocate

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History & Author of "I’m Still Standing"

Civil Rights Activist

Brown STEM Girl Founder; Youngest Person of Color Accepted into Medical School & Youngest NASA Intern

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences