KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

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

Scholar, Author & Media Commentator; Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University; Author of "The Black Presidency"; MSNBC Political Analyst

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

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Author of "Unapologetic"; Founder of BYP100; Director of Film "The Funnel"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NYT Bestselling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

Author on Gender, Race & Ethnicity; Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies & Sociology at Kenyon College

Attorney, Political Commentator & Author; CNN Contributor; Former South Carolina State Representative & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Actor, Producer & Social Justice Activist

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society; Award-Winning Author and Expert on the Interplay of Gender, Race, and Class

Scholar & Activist; Distinguished Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz; Author of "Are Prisons Obsolete?"; Founding Member of Critical Resistance

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

Political Commentator, Linguist & Professor at Columbia University; NYT Writer; Podcast Host of "Lexicon Valley" & "The Glenn Show"

Constitutional Law Scholar & Bioethicist; Professor at Georgetown Law; Author of "Policing the Womb"

Sociologist & Black Studies Scholar; Professor & North Hall Chair at UC Santa Barbara; Author of "Fearing the Black Body"

Social Psychologist and Equity Strategist Advancing Inclusive, Culturally Responsive Organizations as Co-Founder of Cultures Connecting; Author of "Inside Out: The Equity Leader’s Guide to Undoing Institutional Racism"

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

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

Education Consultant & Author; CEO at Continental Drift; Adjunct Professor at Boston College