Vernon Jones

Former State Representative for Georgia

Sylvia Baffour

Emotional Intelligence Expert, Executive Coach & Author

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Monique "Coach Mo" Corker

Author, Transformational Career & Life Coach

Afrika Afeni Mills

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

Jeffery Robinson

Attorney & Racial Justice Activist; Founder of The Who We Are Project

LaRese Purnell

Transformational Leader, Co-Founding Managing Partner of CLE Consulting Firm & Author of "Financial Foundations: Building Financial Freedom One Tool at a Time"

Percell Dugger

Co-Founder & President of Fit For Us; Founder of GOODWRK

Fabrice Guerrier

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer; Founder & CEO of Syllble

Francis Perdue

Owner of Perdue Inc,; Founder of Scooter P Entertainment, a BIPOC Business Content Development Company

Alaina E. Roberts

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Leilani Brown

CEO of Leilani Brown, LLC; Business Consultant; Author of " From Campus to Career"

Steven M. Hughes

Financial Therapist & Reiki Master

Dr. Ebony Butler

Licensed Psychologist; Food Relationship Strategist; Trauma Expert & Podcast Host

Haley Carolyn Taylor Schlitz

Youth Advocate, Lawyer, Author & Advocate For Education Equity

Joyelle Johnson

Comedian, Actress, & Activist

Kecia M. Thomas

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Britt Hawthorne

Renowned Speaker on Anti-Oppression, Anti-Bias & Antiracism

Chris Smalls

President of The Amazon Labor Union, the 1st Independent Worker-Lead Union in America for Amazon

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Diva Richards

CEO of Hard Work No Excuses; Creator of the Do Work Method

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Harry L. Williams

President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Robyn Hatcher

Communication Expert, Author, Thought Leader, Award-Winning Actor & Founder of SpeakEtc.

ARK Law Libraries Conference Keynote

Amber Hikes

Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Clyde W. Ford

Psychotherapist, Mythologist & Author of "Of Blood and Sweat"

Reecie Colbert

Political & Culture Commentator

Peter Boykin

History Professor Specializing in African American & United States History

Jarmichael R. Harris, MS, LCAS

Founder & CEO of Engage Recovery, LLC; Director of Scholastic Recovery for the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina

Spirit Tawfiq

Antiracism Educator & Founder of Roots of the Spirit

Doreen Ketchens

American Jazz Clarinetist; Founder of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans

Shermann “Dilla” Thomas

Chicago Urban Historian