KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

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

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter & Author of "They Can't Kill Us All"

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'