KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

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

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

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist; Critic-At-Large for The New York Times; Co-Host of "Still Processing" Podcast

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

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

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

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

Social Justice, Equity & Racism Speaker and Consultant; Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

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

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)