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.

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate, Diversity Educator

Restorative Justice Advocate, Civil Rights Attorney, Educator

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

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

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

Veteran, Former POW, Veteran Advocate

Judge, TV Personality, Youth Advocate

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

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Baptist Minister, Political, Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

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

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

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

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