Social Justice Speakers

UN Advisor on Artificial Intelligence; Founder & CEO of AI for the People

Scholar & Activist; Distinguished Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz; Author of "Are Prisons Obsolete?"; Founding Member of Critical Resistance

Educator, Master Teacher, Psychologist, Leadership Consultant, Expert in Learning & Human Behavior; Author of "Real Talk"

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Presidential Historian; Author of "American Lion," "And There Was Light," & "The Soul of America"

Award-Winning Actor, Literacy Advocate & Pop Culture Icon; Star of "Roots" & "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; Host of "Reading Rainbow"

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

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

Social Historian, Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

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

4-Time Olympian Athlete in High Jump, Health Equity Advocate & Breast Cancer Survivor

Soccer Legend & Olympic Gold Medalist; Gender Equality Activist; New York Times Bestselling Author

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

Global Nonviolence & Peace Advocate; CEO at The King Center; Author of "Hard Questions, Heart Answers"; Civil Rights Leader

Immersive Futurist, AI Thought Leader & Storyteller; Award-Winning XR Creator

Civil Rights Leader & Broadcast Executive; Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

First Black Woman in Space & Former NASA Astronaut; Principal of the 100 Year Starship; Tech Consultant for Global Strategy

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

Attorney, Political Commentator & Author; CNN Contributor; Former South Carolina State Representative & Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.