KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate, Diversity Educator

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

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

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer