KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Actress, Author & Domestic Abuse Awareness Advocate

President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

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

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"