KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

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

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

Senior Political Correspondent at CNN & Host of "Inside Politics Sunday"; Author of "A Dream Deferred"

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

CNN Anchor; Foreign Affairs & Political Correspondent; Election Coverage Journalist

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

Senior Political Analyst for CNN

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

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

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

News Anchor at CNN International

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Award-Winning Journalist, ABC Contributor & Co-Host of BBCWorld's "The Global Story" Podcast

Award-Winning Host, Social Justice Advocate, Lawyer & Commentator