KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Attorney, Political Commentator & Author; CNN Contributor; Former South Carolina State Representative & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Social Justice Activist, Civil Rights Trial Attorney & Restorative Justice Practitioner; Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

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

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

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

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society; Award-Winning Author and Expert on the Interplay of Gender, Race, and Class

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Author of "Unapologetic"; Founder of BYP100; Director of Film "The Funnel"

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

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

Civil Rights Leader & Broadcast Executive; Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

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

Writer, Cultural Critic & Editor; Author of "Black. Single. Mother."; Former Senior Editor at Ebony; Slate Columnist

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

Civil Rights Leader, Former UN Ambassador, Ex-Mayor of Atlanta

DEI Professional, Professor & Equity Leader Advancing Inclusive Culture Through Education, Dialogue, and Racial Justice

Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; Co-Founder, Global Leaders Scholarship Fund; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker