KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

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

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Professor of Law, Critical Race Theory Scholar & Advocate; Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Former NFL Football Player; Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Civil Rights Activist, Sociologist & Author of "Standing in the Gap"; Authority on the Intersectionality of Race, Gender & Class

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Coach, Educator, Author & Entrepreneur; Founder & Chairman of the Coach Ken Carter Foundation; Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Clinician, Author, Education Advocate, and Mental Health Authority; President & CEO at Resiliency Inc.

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Author of Best-Selling Biography ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

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

Educator, Master Teacher, Psychologist, Leadership Consultant, Expert in Learning & Human Behavior; Author of "Real Talk"

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society

Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'

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

Award-Winning Author, Known for "Here Comes the Sun" & "Patsy"

Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters