KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

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

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

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

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

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

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Social Policy, Law & Women's Studies Professor at Brandeis University; Author; Civil & Human Rights Advocate

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

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

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

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright, Bestselling Author & Activist

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer