KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

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

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

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

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

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 DNC; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Trans Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown; Founder of the Institute for Global Child Advocacy

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

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

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