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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Judge, TV Personality, Youth Advocate

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

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History, Author of "I’m Still Standing" & Veteran Advocate

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

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

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient