African-American Women Speakers

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

America's Premier Crisis Management Expert; Inspiration for ABC's "Scandal"

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

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writerr

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

Distinguished Professor of Engineering at The Ohio State University; Director of the International Institute of Engineering Education Assessment; CEO, STEMinent LLC & STEM Education Advocate

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Award-Winning Women's Health Advocate, Physician & Author

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of NYT Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

3-Time WNBA MVP & Olympic Gold Medalist

Head of North America Government Solutions at Visa; Co-Founder of We Said Enough

Workplace Inclusion Expert; Founder & CEO of ReadySet

Restorative Justice Advocate, Civil Rights Attorney, Educator

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

Founder of Algorithmic Justice League & Researcher at MIT Media Lab

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing