KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Housing Policy Consultant, Community Organizer & Daughter of Richard Rothstein

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

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

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

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

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

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

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

Two-Time TED Speaker; Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Florida International University; Expert in Education in Relation to Social Mobility

Anti-Discrimination Educator & Diversity Trainer; Creator of "Blue Eyes–Brown Eyes" Exercise

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

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