KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

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

DEI Professional, Professor & Equity Leader Advancing Inclusive Culture Through Education, Dialogue, and Racial Justice

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Motivator; Former Vice President of Development at Warner Bros. TV Studios; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet Magazines

Founder and Chief Catalyst of The Equity Project; TED Speaker & Author

Professor of Law, Critical Race Theory Scholar & Advocate; Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Known for "Black Panther" & "Sinners"

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

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

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

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

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

Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Leadership Strategist, Bestselling Author, Founder & CEO of Harden Consulting Group; Creator of the Calibrate Leadership Framework

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

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