KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

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

Motivator; Former Vice President of Development at Warner Bros. TV Studios; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet Magazines

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

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist; Author of "Crossfire: A Litany For Survival" & "The Other Side of Paradise"

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History, Author of "I’m Still Standing" & Veteran Advocate

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

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

Award-Winning Journalist & Retired News Anchor; Host & Producer of "Monica Pearson One on One"; First Female & African-American to Anchor the Daily Evening News in Atlanta

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

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

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & President of Miss Ross, Inc.; Actress Known for the FX Drama "Pose"

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party; Author of "A Lonely Range" & "Seize the Time"

Global Nonviolence & Peace Advocate; CEO at The King Center; Author of "Hard Questions, Heart Answers"; Civil Rights Leader

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

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

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Media Innovator; Known for "black-ish" & "grown-ish"; Founder of 7th Sun Productions