KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

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

Author; Columnist; Documentary Film Maker; Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution & Expert on Race Relations

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Author & Civil Rights Historian; Founder of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

Actress, Advocate & Children's Book Author of "Welcome to the Party" and "Shady Baby"

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

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

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

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Genocide Survivor, Founder & President of The John Dau Foundation, Human Rights Activist

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

Judge, TV Personality, Youth Advocate

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

Political Theorist, Former U.S. Ambassador, Conservative Commentator

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

Expert on Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination Law