The following have already been confirmed as keynote speakers for 2018:
Chris Howard, Ph.D., president, Robert Morris University; retired Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel; author
Roland Martin, host and managing editor, TV One’s “NewsOne Now”; journalist; columnist; author
Wes Moore, founder and CEO, BridgeEdu; producer; social entrepreneur; youth/veterans advocate; author
Carlos Santiago, Ph.D., commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education; author; former CEO, Hispanic College Fund
Damon Williams, Ph.D., senior vice president and chief education and youth development officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Juan Williams, political analyst and commentator, columnist, author
Comedian Lavell Crawford will co-host with Tom Joyner and Sybil Wilkes on April 27. His Instagram handle is @lavellsthacomic, and his Twitter handle is @Lavellthacomic. Please use #TJMSFunnyChair.
Tavis Smiley
Host, PBS late-night television talk show "Tavis Smiley"; host, Public Radio International’s "The Tavis Smiley Show"; founder, the Tavis Smiley Foundation; author; political commentator; entrepreneur
John Quiñones
Host, ABC newsmagazine “What Would You Do?”; author; broadcast journalist; motivational speaker
Roy Jones, Ph.D.
Professor and executive director, Clemson University College of Education’s Call Me MISTER program
Desmond Howard
ESPN college football analyst, former NFL player, Super Bowl XXXI MVP and Heisman Trophy winner
Marc H. Morial
President and chief executive officer, National Urban League; former mayor, New Orleans, Louisiana
David J. Johns
Former executive director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans; owner, DJJ consulting
