Black Heritage Speakers

Women's Health Advocate, Co-Founder & CEO of GirlTrek

Novelist, Writer, Scholar

Undefeated Four-Time World Champion Boxer & Lifestyle Expert; Heart Disease Awareness Advocate

Founder & CEO of ReadySet; Co-Founder of Project Include & Expert on Diversity in the Workplace

Youngest Member of the New York Stock Exchange & Second African American Female Trader; POLITICO’s 2018 Woman of the Year

Culinary Historian & Author

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

Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC; Diversity & Inclusion Expert

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

Founder of Backstage Capital, Tech Inclusion Activist & Host of "Your First Million" Podcast

Social Justice Activist, Community Organizer & Founder of BYP100

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

NASA Management Astronaut & Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel

Actress, Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

Chief Environmental Research Scientist at Environmental Health Research Associates, LLC.

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games