KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

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

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

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

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate, Diversity Educator

Restorative Justice Advocate, Civil Rights Attorney, Educator

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

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

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