Civil Rights Speakers

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NYT Bestselling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Former Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice; Advocate for Oppressed in Legal System; Criminal & Civil Law Attorney

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Actress, Feminist, Author, Political Activist, Former Fashion Model & Fitness Advocate

Chef, NYT Bestselling Author & Emmy-Nominated Host of Netflix's "Queer Eye" & "No Taste Like Home"

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Mighty Aphrodite"; United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking

Transgender Model, Activist & Artist; Director of the Award-Winning Film "The Beauty of Being Deaf"

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning "Queer Eye"; Host of the "Getting Better" Podcast

TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Executive Board Chair of Purpose Built Communities; Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia; Visiting Professor at The LBJ School

Global Strategic Advisor; Founder & Managing Partner at FutureMap; Author of "Move: the Forces Uprooting Us"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture