What's happening NOW for US!
My mother has always been my chief advocate and cheerleader. She's partly responsible for my positive outlook on the whole election process, the results, and our next steps as a team (my faith community is equally responsible).
It's no secret that I've known and cared about the Atlanta Public Schools since my days at Morehouse College in the late 80s. While at Morehouse I learned about Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays and his love for the Atlanta Public Schools. Dr. Mays went on to serve as president of the Atlanta Board of Education after retiring as president of Morehouse College.
Though not a Morehouse Man himself, Dr. Mays' life became a blueprint for us as students and graduates of the college. Dr. Mays was clear in his expectation of all Morehouse Men, "You have the ability, now apply yourself."
So what's happening for us as a campaign team? Our campaign manager, our director of communications and strategy, and I are working on various projects that will benefit society writ large. James Baldwin was right, “These are all our children; we will benefit by or pay for what they become.”
SOME OF OUR PROJECTS:
When you're built differently, you live differently, you lead differently.
There is the fierce urgency of now. There are no pity parties here. There's work to be done!
JOIN US!
It's no secret that I've known and cared about the Atlanta Public Schools since my days at Morehouse College in the late 80s. While at Morehouse I learned about Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays and his love for the Atlanta Public Schools. Dr. Mays went on to serve as president of the Atlanta Board of Education after retiring as president of Morehouse College.
Though not a Morehouse Man himself, Dr. Mays' life became a blueprint for us as students and graduates of the college. Dr. Mays was clear in his expectation of all Morehouse Men, "You have the ability, now apply yourself."
So what's happening for us as a campaign team? Our campaign manager, our director of communications and strategy, and I are working on various projects that will benefit society writ large. James Baldwin was right, “These are all our children; we will benefit by or pay for what they become.”
SOME OF OUR PROJECTS:
- Starting an educational nonprofit to benefit children and adults (L.E.A.R.N. global).
- Writing and producing plays about icons in Black music history. (Luther Vandross, Etta James, et al.).
- Hosting a parent engagement and empowerment series.
- Launching a local radio show.
- Acting in a critically-acclaimed epic play (Angels in America).
- Writing an introduction for an international book on education.
- Distilling lessons learned and developing a toolkit for candidates.
- Serving as board president of a local foundation.
- Building small libraries of books for local senior citizen centers and residences (Friendship Towers and more to come).
- Publishing a book for teachers and teacher leaders (Leading with WOW!).
- Volunteering with transitional youth and young adults.
- Helping people tell and write their healing stories.
- Supporting a local scholarship foundation with event planning and communications.
- Raising money to support children and youth in schools.
- Advising candidates for public office.
When you're built differently, you live differently, you lead differently.
There is the fierce urgency of now. There are no pity parties here. There's work to be done!
JOIN US!
