KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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 & Founder of BYP100

Civic Leader, New York Times Bestselling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama; CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women; Author of "Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Award-Winning Journalist and Editor-in-Chief Shaping Inclusive Leadership; Editor-in-Chief at Design Observer

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

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

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Human Rights Advocate, Strategist & Community Organizer; Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Civil Rights Activist, Feminist & Political Strategist

Criminal Justice Advocate, Domestic Violence Survivor & Author, "Poster Child"

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

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

Award-Winning Author, Producer & Director; Social Impact Strategist & Conscious Content Creator

Writer & Cultural Critic; Author of "Hood Feminism"; Contributor to Time, New York Times & The Guardian

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

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