KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

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

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

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

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

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

Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Director of Center for Africana Studies, Host of PBS's "History Detectives"

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

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

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Navy and Marine Corps Veteran; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

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