KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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"

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Cultural Activist, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Philanthropy Innovator

Washington Correspondent, NBC News; Former Anchor and Moderator, Washington Week

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

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

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

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

Social Policy, Law & Women's Studies Professor at Brandeis University; Author; Civil & Human Rights Advocate

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Progressive Political Commentator, Author & Podcaster; Former MSNBC Correspondent & Host of "The ReidOut"