KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

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

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

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

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

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

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

Professor of History at Harvard University & Past President of the Organization of American Historians; Award-Winning Author of "America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States"

Prison Reform Activist, CEO of Taking Action for Good & Author of "After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom"

Design Director, Anti-Incarceration Advocate, Architect

Actress, Immigration Reform Advocate, White House Ambassador

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"