KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Author of "Unapologetic"; Founder of BYP100; Director of Film "The Funnel"

Scholar, Author & Media Commentator; Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University; Author of "The Black Presidency"; MSNBC Political Analyst

Author & Civil Rights Historian; Founder of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute

Attorney, Political Commentator & Author; CNN Contributor; Former South Carolina State Representative & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery; Author of "Colored Travelers"

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society; Award-Winning Author and Expert on the Interplay of Gender, Race, and Class

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

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

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

Professor of History, Race & Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Author of "The Condemnation of Blackness"

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Award-Winning Filmmaker; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

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

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur