KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

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

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

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

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Social Justice, Equity & Racism Speaker and Consultant; Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

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

One of the Central Park 5, American Criminal Rights Activist & Businessman

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

Cultural Activist, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Philanthropy Innovator

President of Color Of Change, Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive

Social Justice Activist, Civil Rights Trial Attorney & Restorative Justice Practitioner; Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

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