KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

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

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

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

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

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

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

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

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

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

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