KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

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

Housing Policy Consultant, & Community Organizer; Co-Author of "Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law"

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

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 Law, Critical Race Theory Scholar & Advocate; Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University

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

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

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

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

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

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Anti-Discrimination Educator & Diversity Trainer; Creator of "Blue Eyes–Brown Eyes" Exercise

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Advocate, Community Organizer & Policy Expert for Disability Rights & Justice; Founding Executive Director of The Autistic People of Color Fund

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