KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

Academy Awarding-Winning Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Moonlight"

New York Times Bestselling Author of "What’s Mine and Yours"

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

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author of "American Whitelash"

Emmy-Nominated Actress, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"

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

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

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"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright, Bestselling Author & Activist

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

Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Fox News Contributor & Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place: The Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You"

Founder of The Culture Works; NYT Bestselling Author & Leadership Strategy Columnist for Forbes

Director at Axiom Space; NASA's Most Experienced Female Astronaut; Biochemistry Researcher