KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

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

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

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

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

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

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

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

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

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

DEI Professional & Professor