Result: 159 Speakers Found
Melina Abdullah
Author & Professor of Pan-African Studies; Expert on Race, Gender, Class & Social Movements
Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University.
Jamira Burley
Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education
As a native of West Philadelphia, Jamira Burley saw first-hand the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities.
Leslie Gray Streeter
Storyteller & Author of "Black Widow"
Born in Baltimore City, Leslie Gray Streeter is a University of Maryland College Park graduate.
Elle Hearns
Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network
Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Hearns' voice as a community organizer and speaker.
Dr. Steven Jones
CEO of JONES, Nationally Known as one of “America’s Top Experts on Diversity”
Dr. Jones is an author, national speaker, and the C.E.O. of JONES, a firm that specializes in providing inclusion.
Tommie Smith
World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics
Tommie Smith began life quietly, born to Richard and Dora Smith on June 6, 1944 in Clarksville.
Jemar Tisby
Christian Leader, Historian, Author of "The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism"
Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise.
Griffin Matthews & Matt Gould
Award-Winning Musical/Talk
Griffin Matthews and Matt Gould, the young creators of Invisible Thread, present a concert of songs and stories from their new musical, winner of the 2012 and 2014 Richard Rogers…
Luvvie Ajayi
Award-Winning Author, Digital Strategist & Speaker
Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Why you should listen A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is…
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Renowned Political Leader; Human Rights Activist; Best-selling Author
Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1969. The daughter of a political opponent of the Somali dictatorship, Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up in exile, moving from Saudi…
Harry Allen
Hip-Hop Activist
Harry Allen, Hip-Hop Activist & Media Assassin, writes about race, politics and culture, for publications like VIBE, The Source, The Village Voice and others, and has been doing so for…
Oscar Arias
Former President of Costa Rica & Nobel Laureate
Oscar Arias, two-time President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace laureate, holds international stature as a spokesperson for the developing world. Championing such issues as human development, democracy, and…
India Arie
Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter
India.Arie is known and cherished by fans and fellow musicians as a poet, a songwriter, a producer, a musician, a singer, an advocate, a friend and a philanthropist — but…
Phillip Atiba Goff
Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Co-Founder & President of Center for Policing Equity
Phillip Atiba Goff is the inaugural Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Lloyd J. Austin III
General, U.S. Army (Ret.), and Former Commander of U.S. Central Command
Lloyd J. Austin III General, U.S. Army (Ret.), and Former Commander of U.S. Central Command General Austin is a retired U.S. Army General with nearly 41 years of military service.…