KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Spiritual Life Coach, Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

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

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

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

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

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

Bestselling Author, Finance Expert, Founder & CEO of Clever Girl Finance

Advocate & Author Known for "Angel of Greenwood"

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of NYT Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

Best-Selling Young-Adult Novelist Known for "The Hate U Give"

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Author

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

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

Three-Time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate & Gymnastics Academy Owner

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