The top black keynote speakers have powerful voices and share inspiring narratives on center stage. We take immense pride in presenting a curated selection of African-American thought leaders, influencers, and trailblazers who have shattered barriers and left an indelible mark on society. These select names of the very best black keynote speakers provide motivational keynotes, impactful presentations, and thought-provoking talks that embrace diversity, foster inclusion, and inspire positive change.
Whether you're hosting corporate events, conferences, educational institutions, or community gatherings, our African-American speakers deliver captivating and inclusive presentations that empower audiences to shape an equitable future.
Eric Holder First Black Person to Serve as U.S. Attorney General
Eric Holder advises clients on complex investigations and litigation matters, including those that are international in scope and involve significant regulatory enforcement issues and substantial repu... Read More
Jessica Watkins NASA Astronaut and the First Black Woman on International Space Station Crew
NASA has chosen Jessica Watkins to be a member of the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. Watkins completed two years of training as an astronaut candidate before reporting for duty in August 2017. The Co... Read More
Nii Addy Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale
Nii Addy is the first Director of Scientist Diversity and Inclusion at Yale School of Medicine. She is also the Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and... Read More
Dia Simms CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal
Dia Simms serves as the CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal, a new independent spirits brand that launched in November 2020. Simms leads Lobos 1707 alongside Founder and Chief Creative Officer Dieg... Read More
Alicia Garza Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Alicia Garza believes that Black communities deserve what all communities deserve — to be powerful in every aspect of their lives. An innovator, strategist, organizer, and cheeseburger enthusiast, Ali... Read More
Deval Patrick Former Governor of Massachusetts
Deval L. Patrick, former two-term governor of Massachusetts, is currently at the Harvard Kennedy School as a professor of the practice of public leadership and as co-director of the School’s Center fo... Read More
Patrisse Cullors Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement
American activist, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, artist, and writer Patrisse Marie Khan-Cullors Brignac. The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag was invented in 2013 by Cullors, who has written... Read More
Bree Newsome Bass Civil Rights Activist
Bree Newsome Bass is an American filmmaker, musician, speaker, and activist from Charlotte, North Carolina. She is best known for her act of civil disobedience on June 27, 2015, when she was arrested... Read More
Darnell Moore Director of Inclusion for Content & Marketing at Netflix, Activist, Author of No Ashes in the Fire
American author and activist Darnell Moore's work is influenced by campaigning for anti-racist, feminist, queer of color, and anti-colonial ideas. The Feminist Wire, Ebony magazine, and The Huffington... Read More
Keisha N. Blain Award-Winning Historian & Writer
One of the most creative and significant young historians of her generation is Dr. Keisha N. Blain. Her writing and research investigate the racial, gender, and political dynamics from both domestic a... Read More