Social Justice Speakers
Social Activists, Bestselling Authors, Educators, Business Leaders, and Political Speakers Fighting For Social Change
The social justice keynote speakers on this list come from diverse backgrounds and have made significant contributions in the fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion. These inspiring activists are fighting for meaningful change in some of today’s leading social issues, including racial injustice, climate change, LGBTQ+ and gender equality, prison reform, food insecurity, and more. The social justice professionals below are experts in conveying that message through personal accounts, powerful insights, and captivating stories. Find your perfect keynote speaker for social justice events today.
Social Justice Keynote Speakers
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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Virginia, USASpeaking Topics
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Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Bakersfield, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Santa Cruz, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Seattle, WA, USASpeaking Topics
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Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition
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Consumer Advocate, Author, TV Host & Environmental Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: San Francisco, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner and VP of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Long Beach, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Scholar & Social Justice Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USASpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Temple University Professor, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USASpeaking Topics
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CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Stanford, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting; Anti-Racism and Diversity and Inclusion Educator and Consultant
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Executive Producer & Host of CNN's "This is Life"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Anti-Racism Activist, Educator, Feminist & LGBT Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Riceville, IA, USASpeaking Topics
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Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Tallahassee, FL, USASpeaking Topics
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Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Princeton, NJ, USASpeaking Topics
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Actress, Activist & Humanitarian
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Nashville, TN, USASpeaking Topics
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Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Dallas, TX, USASpeaking Topics
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Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Actress, Youth Advocate & Voting Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Chicago, IL, USASpeaking Topics
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Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Tuskegee, AL, USASpeaking Topics
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Community Organizer, Journalist, Political Activist, President & Founder of Know Thy Self Productions
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Albany, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Nashville, TN, USA -
Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Race Relations Expert, Clinical Psychologist & President Emerita of Spelman College
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Baltimore, MD, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Head of HumanFX Research & Design of Alexa Devices at Amazon; Board Chair & Design Fellow at Design Corps; CEO of CognitiveExperience.Design Foundation
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor
Speaking Fee:Travels From: London, UKSpeaking Topics
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Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Maryland, USASpeaking Topics
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Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Berkeley, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Dallas, TX, USASpeaking Topics
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Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Civic Leader, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Former Senior Advisor to President Obama
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Massachusetts, USASpeaking Topics
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Economist, Author & Commentator; Founder and President, Economic Education; President Emerita of Bennett College
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Activist; Executive Editor of "Out" & Former National Organizer for Transgender Law Center
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality and Systemic Racism
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder & CEO of Creative Reaction Lab
Speaking Fee:Travels From: St. Louis, MO, USASpeaking Topics
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Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USA -
Palestinian-American Actress, Writer, Comedian, Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Cliffside Park, NJ, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of Justice for Migrant Women; Gender Equity & Workplace Sexual Violence Expert
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Fremont, OH, USASpeaking Topics
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Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USASpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Author, Producer, Director & CEO of Social Impact Firm Inspire Justice
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USA -
Academy Award-Winning Actress & United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant
Speaking Fee:Travels From: St. Louis, MO, USASpeaking Topics
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Chief Advocacy Officer of RAICES & DREAMer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Phoenix, AZ, USASpeaking Topics
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Co-Founder & CEO of Embrace Innovations
Speaking Fee:Travels From: San Francisco, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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President of Color Of Change, Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Executive Director at Seeding Justice; Racial & Social Justice Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Gresham, OR, USASpeaking Topics
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Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: San Francisco, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Alphonse Fletcher University Professor; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Boston, MA, USASpeaking Topics
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Antisemitism Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Performing Artist, Writer, Educator & Community Worker
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Community Activist & Speaker
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Pennsylvania, USASpeaking Topics
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Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker; Ethics and Political Values Expert; Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Austin, TX, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy; Works to Dismantle Structural Racism Exacerbated by Climate Change
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Slidell, LA, USASpeaking Topics
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Professor of History, Race & Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Author of "The Condemnation of Blackness"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Afghan Politician & Women's Rights Activist; Member of Parliament; Vice President of the National Assembly
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Kabul, AfghanistanSpeaking Topics
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Co-Founder of Black Votes Matter & The Black Voters Matter Fund; Professional Moderator & Facilitator; Principal Owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting LLC
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Civil Rights Activist, Global Humanitarian & Political Leader
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Activist, Olympian & WNBA Champion
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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Director of the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies and Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy at University of California Irvine; Founder of the Institute for Global Child Advocacy
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USASpeaking Topics
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Executive Director of Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, TEDx Speaker, Educator, Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Detroit, MI, USASpeaking Topics
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Co-President of Community Change; Proud Latina, Organizer & Social Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Social Entrepreneur, Branding Expert & Founder of PERIOD
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Cambridge, MA, USASpeaking Topics
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Literacy Advocate & Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Education Speaker, Founder of Mindvalley, New York Times Bestselling Author & Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: MalaysiaSpeaking Topics
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Co-Executive Director of The Highlander Research & Education Center; Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New Market, TN, USASpeaking Topics
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Human Rights Advocate, Strategist, Writer & Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Movement
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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One of the Central Park 5, American Criminal Rights Activist & Businessman
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Actress, Model & Activist; UN Women Goodwill Ambassador; Co-Founder of the HeForShe Campaign
Speaking Fee:Travels From: London, UKSpeaking Topics
