KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

One of the Central Park 5, American Criminal Rights Activist & Businessman

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer; Founder of Brooklyn Media

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

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Writer; Radio Producer, & Investigative Journalist

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

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"

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

Top Resiliency & Leadership Speaker, Former NFL Player & Victim of a Wrongful Rape Conviction; Author of "What Set Me Free" & "Resilient Echoes"

Grammy Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Social Justice Activist, Civil Rights Trial Attorney & Restorative Justice Practitioner; Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Co-Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions & Post-Conviction Lawyer featured on Netflix's "Making a Murderer"

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100