MEET THE SPEAKERS
A Virtual Interactive Summit 
DEMOCRACY UNDER SEIGE
IMPLICATIONS OF RACE AND POWER And A Salute To
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
​In The United Kingdom (October)
Friday, October 3, 2025
​FREE & OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WORLDWIDE
​4pm BST (1600)  •  11am EST  • 10am CST •  9am MST • 8am PST
Black History IS American History


KEYNOTE SPEAKER 
PROFESSOR KEHINDE ANDREWS
​United Kingdom

Please note that some words in this biographical profile are spelled in accordance with British language practices.
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Kehinde Andrews is the Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University. He leads the first Black Studies programme in Europe. Professor Andrews chairs Harambee Organisation of Black Unity, and is Editor in Chief of Make it Plain.


His latest book, Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Real Mission of Malcolm X, debuted in September 2025.


He is also the author of the Psychosis of Whiteness: Surviving the Insanity of a Racist World (2023), The New Age of Empire: How Racism Still Rules the World (2021), Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century (2018), and Resisting Racism: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement (2013).

KEYNOTE RESPONDER
CAROLE COPELAND THOMAS
US UK CO-FOUNDER
​United States

As an award-winning TEDx speaker, trainer, and global thought leader, since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of critical issues affecting the marketplace, including global diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism. Now speaking in Person and on the Zoom platform as a Virtual Presenter, Carole keeps her pulse on working professionals' issues and regularly consults with industry leaders.

She has spent over 37 years cultivating relationships and partnerships with local, national, and international clients and sponsors, including State Street Corporation, Walmart, Amtrak, and Emirates Airlines. Carole served as an adjunct faculty member at Bentley University for ten years. She has spoken in nearly every state in the US and nine other countries.

Carole has visited six of the seven continents and a total of 32 countries.

From 2023-2023 Carole served as the Interim Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Curry College in Milton Massachusetts.

​Carole is the past president of The National Speakers Association-New England Chapter and served on Black NSA's leadership team. She has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Black Enterprise, ABC Radio, and CBS News. Carole is a blogger and social media enthusiast using various technology platforms to enhance her business development activities. 

She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and active with the organization's Social Action initiatives.

Carole is the mother of three children, is a mother in law and the proud grandmother of two teenage girls.

Friday, October 3, 2025
​FREE & OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WORLDWIDE
​4pm BST (1600)  •  11am EST  • 10am CST •  9am MST • 8am PST