KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author of "American Whitelash"

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

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

NFL's First Black Female Official; Founder, Make Meaningful Change

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

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

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

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Youth Activist, Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr.

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Bestselling Author & Founder of the Misty Copeland Foundation

Actor, Author, Activist & Restaurateur; Recovery & Intervention Counselor for Troubled Youth

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"