Dr. Bernice King

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

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Tarana Burke

Social Activist & Founder of the Me Too Movement

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Maya L. Harris

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

Keke Palmer

Actress & Youngest Talk Show Host in TV History

Janet Mock

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Elie Mystal

Justice Correspondent, Attorney, Writer & Political Commentator

Myisha T. Hill

Women Empowerment, Mental Health & BIPoC Activist; Author

Tiffany Jewell

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

Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist

Annemarie Shrouder

Author of "Being Brown in a Black and White World," DEI Facilitator & International Consultant

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Blair Imani

Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate

Tamika D. Mallory

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Elaine Welteroth

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue

Yara Shahidi

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

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Monique W. Couvson

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Jamilah Lemieux

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

How to Future Proof Your Career | Tammy Franklin & Ellen McGirt