KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee; 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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

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

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

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

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

Co-Founder of Black Votes Matter & The Black Voters Matter Fund; Professional Moderator & Facilitator; Principal Owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting LLC

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

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

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

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

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

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

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

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer