KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"; Author, "Straight Shooter"

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

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the DNC; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Professional Emcee, Moderator, Host; Veteran Broadway Performer & News Anchor

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

Award-Winning Journalist; Podcast Co-Host of "Amy & T.J."; Former ABC News Anchor; Community Advocate

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

New York Times Bestselling Author, Musician & Screenwriter

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

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

University Professor of Social Policy, Law & Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies & David R. Pokross Professor of Law & Social Policy at Brandeis University

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Leadership Development Expert, Author, and CEO of S. Graham & Associates

Peabody Award-Winning Radio Host, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright

Award-Winning Actor, Literacy Advocate & Pop Culture Icon; Star of "Roots" & "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; Host of "Reading Rainbow"