KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

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

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

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

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

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

CNN Political Commentator, NPR Political Analyst, Attorney, Principal & CEO of IMPACT Strategies

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

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

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

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

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate, Diversity Educator

White House Correspondent, MSNBC Political Analyst, D.C. Bureau Chief for TheGrio & Author