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.

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

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

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

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon; Famous for Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics

Justice Correspondent, Attorney, Writer & Political Commentator

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef"

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

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur; Healthy Eating & Hunger Relief Advocate; Founder of "Common Threads"