KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

5X James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian; Co-Owner of Zahav; Champion of Israeli Cuisine

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

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

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

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the DNC; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer; Founder of Brooklyn Media