KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

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

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate; Founding Director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

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