KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

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

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Voting Activist; Known for "Black-ish" & "Grown-ish"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter & Author of "They Can't Kill Us All"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"