KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Pollster, Author, Political Analyst

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

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

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Civil Rights Leader, Human Rights Advocate, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

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

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

Singer-Songwriter; Latin Actress; LGBT Rights Activist

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl

Award-Winning Author, Filmmaker, Research Professor

Rwandan Genocide Survivor & Motivational Speaker; Author, "Left to Tell" & "Led by Faith"; Recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation & Peace Award

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