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"

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

New York Times Bestselling Author of "What’s Mine and Yours"

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

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist; Author of "Crossfire: A Litany For Survival" & "The Other Side of Paradise"

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright, Bestselling Author & Activist

International Award-Winning NYT Bestselling Novelist; Known for Her Work in Science Fiction & Fantasy

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

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

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

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

Advocate & Author Known for "Angel of Greenwood"

Hughes Rogers Professor of African-American Studies at Princeton University, Writer & Activist

Historian, Host of "Sincerely, Lettie" Podcast

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

Award-Winning Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Policy Advisor & #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Bestselling Author, Leadership Development Expert, Women's Empowerment Advocate