KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

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

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

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

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Youth Activist, Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 2% of Global Experts on Violence & Wellness; Psychotherapist; Author; Dean & Professor at Case Western Reserve University

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Navy and Marine Corps Veteran; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Change & Leadership Expert, Author, Founding CEO of "Change Enthusiasm Global"

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