Social Justice Speakers

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

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

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

Host of "Democracy Now!", Award-Winning Journalist & Bestselling Author

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

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Literary Scholar, Journalist & Cultural Critic; Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University

Tony Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"

Transgender Activist & National Face of Transgender Student Rights; Co-Author of "If You’re a Kid Like Gavin"

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Author & Host of "Jemele Hill Is Unbothered"

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

Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown; Founder of the Institute for Global Child Advocacy

Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Actor, Producer & Social Justice Activist

Stand-Up Comedian, TV Host & Author Best Known for "United Shades of America"

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

Washington Correspondent, NBC News; Former Anchor and Moderator, Washington Week

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance