Writer and editor Speakers

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director Known for "Atlanta," "Community" & "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Grammy Award-Winning Musician Known as Childish Gambino

Screenwriter, ABC's "Black-ish", Producers Guild Visionary Award Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, Texas Monthly Executive Editor & Heart Disease Expert

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers'; First Black Woman to Write for a Late-Night Network Talk Show; Co-Author, "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Co-Host of Fox and Friends

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

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

Feminism & Popular Culture Contributing Opinion Writer for the New York Times

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Internet Star; Former Video Producer at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

Actor, Stand-Up Comedian & Correspondent; Known for "The Daily Show" & "Crazy Rich Asians"

Comedian, Writer & Actress Known for Comedy Central's "Broad City"

Executive Producer, Writer & Star of HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show"; Former Host of BET's "The Rundown with Robin Thede"

Writer, Director, Actor & Author

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Intentional Leadership Expert, Best-Selling Author & Former Chairmen of Thomas Nelson Publishers