KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

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

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

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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

Celebrity Chef, Author & Humanitarian; Served as the Personal Chef of Oprah Winfrey

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian; Co-Owner of Israeli Restaurant Zahav

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

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter & Author of "They Can't Kill Us All"

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

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

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