KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Navy and Marine Corps Veteran; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

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

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

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

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

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

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"