Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Billy Blanks

Martial Artist, Actor, Creator of Tae Bo Exercise Programs

Celine Tricart

Filmmaker, Storyteller & Founder of Lucid Dreams Productions

Manjusha P. Kulkarni

Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance & Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate

2022 AAYLC Keynote Speaker Manjusha P. Kulkarni

Diana Jordan

Stand-up Comedian, Author, Laughter Therapist & Breast Cancer Survivor

James H. Poindexter III.CC

World Champion Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Trainer & Coach

Octavia Goredema

Award-Winning Author & Career Coach

Larry Rosenstock

Founder & CEO of High Tech High; Former Lecturer at the Harvard School of Education

Cedric Pendleton

Actor, Artist, and Activist whose comedic skills have created an entrepreneurial path of success

Dana Gioia

Poet; Former Chairman, National Endowment of the Arts

Amber J Lawson

Doing Good At Scale, Global motivational speaker on Impact & Digital distribution, Influencer Expert.

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Actor known for "Big Mouth"

Chris Blackmore

Clean Corporate Comedian

Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Actor, Solo Artist, Filmmaker & Playwright

Bob Eubanks

Five-Time Emmy Award Winning Television Game Show Host

Danielle Bisutti

Singer, Songwriter & Actress; Best known for her role on "True Jackson, VP"

Angela E. Oh

Mediator, Conflict Resolution Consultant, Attorney & Civil Rights Activist

David Bianchi

Founder of Exertion Films, Self-Propelled Entrepreneur, Producer & Actor

MJ Rodriguez & Billy Porter

Stars of the FX drama series “Pose"

Erin Gray

Model & Actress; Best known for "Silver Spoons" and "Buck Rogers"