Megan Piphus Peace

First Black Female Puppeteer on Sesame Street

Haile Gerima

Ethiopian Filmmaker & Film Professor at Howard University

Lia Epperson

Professor at American University's Washington College of Law

Jeffery Robinson

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

Opal Lee

Educator, Counselor & Activist; Known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'

JLove Calderon

Award-Winning Author, Producer, Director & CEO of Social Impact Firm Inspire Justice

Dwinita Mosby Tyler

Equity Advocate, TED Speaker & Author

Justin Hansford

Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law

Melina Abdullah

Author & Professor of Pan-African Studies; Expert on Race, Gender, Class & Social Movements

Crystal Martin

Software Developer & Consultant at Slalom; Advocate for Diversity in Tech & Business

Lettie Gore

Historian, Host of "Sincerely, Lettie" Podcast

Gabes Torres

Artist, Theologian, Psychotherapist & Human Rights Activist

Formidable & Loved - Gabes Torres - YouTube

Myisha T. Hill

Women Empowerment, Mental Health & BIPoC Activist; Author

Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist; Founder, Necessary Interruptions LLC & Vice President, Surge

Closing Keynote: DEI and healthcare with Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Award-Winning Author of "Ghost Boys"

Trizonna McClendon

Emmy Award-Winning TV & Film Producer; Singer-Songwriter

Renae Bluitt

Creator & Executive Producer of the Documentary "She Did That," Which Offers An In-Depth Look at Black Women Entrepreneurs

Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Benjamin Crump

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Timnit Gebru

Computer Scientist Working to Increase Diversity & Reduce Racial Bias in AI; Executive Director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR)

Cynthia Marshall

CEO of the Dallas Mavericks; President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting

Jennifer R. Cohen, PhD

Scientist Turned Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Entrepreneur

Imani Gandy

Senior Legal Analyst at Rewire News & Co-Host of Boom Lawyered Podcast

Meena Harris

Founder & CEO of Phenomenal, Lawyer & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Kamala and Maya's Big Idea"

Candi Castleberry-Singleton

Founder of the Dignity & Respect Campaign

Bing Liu

Chicago Based Documentarian Best Known for "Minding the Gap"

dream hampton

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Ariana Curtis

Curator for Latinx Studies at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Janet Stovall

Global Head of DEI at NeuroLeadership Institute, Co-Author of "The Conscious Communicator," Consultant & TED Speaker

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Actress & Singer; Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate