KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Veteran Civil Rights Attorney; Represented Rosa Parks & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright, Bestselling Author & Activist

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

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

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

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

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

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Founder & CEO of Change Enthusiasm Global, Change Leadership Expert, Author

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