Racial Equity Speakers

Writer, Activist & Entrepreneur; Award-Winning Author of "The Wake Up"; Co-Founder & CEO of Awaken

Chinese-Canadian Actor & Writer; Best Known for His Role in "Shang-Chi" & "Barbie"

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

Award-Winning Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Social Justice & Civil Rights Activist

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

Award-Winning Journalist & Retired News Anchor; Host & Producer of "Monica Pearson One on One"; First Female & African-American to Anchor the Daily Evening News in Atlanta

Social Justice Leader, Movement Strategist & Activist

Vice President of People at Swing Education, HR/People Leader; Former Head of Employee Engagement at Gusto & Former Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Uber

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace"; Facilitator of Dialogues on Equity, Identity, and Social Justice in America

Tech & Venture Executive; Co-Founder & Investor at BAG Collective; Board Chair at Venture Forward; Angel Investor

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

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Award-Winning Film & Television Actress; Known for "Black Panther" Franchise; BAFTA Rising Star Award Winner

Physician, Founder & President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative; Advocate for Health Equity & Maternal Health

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE