KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

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

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

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

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

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

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

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

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

Engineer, Educator, Author, Former TV Host of "Child Genius", Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

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

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