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.
Connie Rice Co-Director of The Advancement Project, Public Policy & Diversity Activist
Connie Rice, co-director of The Advancement Project, is known for success in tackling problems of inequity and exclusion. She has received more than 50 major awards for her work in expanding opport... Read More
Kimberly Bryant Founder of Black Girls Code and Aspen Institute Fellow
Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls CODE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to “changing the face of technology” by introducing girls of color (ages 7-17) to the fiel... Read More
Harry Edwards Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley Civic Activist
Sociology professor and civic activist Harry Edwards was born in 1942 in East St. Louis Illinois to Harry and Adelaide Edwards. Edwards grew up in East St. Louis Illinois as the second child in a fami... Read More
Daryl Davis Anti-Racism Leader Who Confronted and Befriended Members of the Ku Klux Klan
“How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” As the only Black Cub Scout marching in an otherwise all-White parade, Daryl Davis formed that simple yet powerful question after he was pelted by ro... Read More
David Banner Rapper, Record Producer & Actor
David Banner a Jackson Mississippi native is a Grammy Award winning music producer recording artist philanthropist activist and actor who has appeared in films such as Lee Daniel’s The Butler and in T... Read More
Jeff Henderson Award-Winning Chef & Author of Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove
Chef Jeff Henderson is a chef best selling author and television host. As a child growing up in rough inner city neighborhoods Chef Jeff Henderson never imagined he would one day become the inspiratio... Read More
Kevin Powell Civil and Human Rights Activist and President of BK Nation
Kevin Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America today. He is the author of 11 books, including Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and the Ghost of Dr. K... Read More
Tiffany Cross Host of MSNBC's The Cross Connection and Former DC Bureau Chief for BET News
The Cross Connection on MSNBC, which airs on Saturdays from 10A to 12P EST, is hosted by Tiffany D. Cross. She was most recently a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy S... Read More
Jeff Johnson Communications Expert and Accomplished Journalist
An award-winning journalist, social activist, and political commentator, Jeff Johnson is well known for his conversations with world figures and his trailblazing efforts as a voice for positive social... Read More
Ernest Green Member of the "Little Rock Nine"
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 22, 1941, Green earned his high school diploma from Central High School in Little Rock. He and eight other black students were the first to integrate Centra... Read More