Interviews
Janis Astor del Valle – Writer, Performer, Educator (Cohort 10)
"...I also impart to my students that they’re leaders, too... living the notion 'everyone leads.'"
Enroue Awo Onigbonna Halfkenny – Owner (Healing and Liberation Counseling), Babalawo, Consultant, Artist, Writer, Clinical Social Worker, Father, Multiracial Black Straight Cis Man, Husband, “so much more and not limited by these either” (Cohort 10)
“...can I heal enough, be woke enough, be safe enough, trust enough, risk enough, be free enough, let go enough, 'not know' enough, to continue to broaden my circles of care and compassion with skill in order to move myself and others closer to being free...”
Niyonu Spann – Director, Organizational Development Consultant, Musician, Vision-Keeper (Cohort 15)
"...I see the path to liberation, freedom and joy being through recognizing and telling the truth about how we’ve gotten into the state that we are in and hopefully choosing to rectify, to begin to choose right action. And by 'right action' I mean action that is aligned with interconnection, wholeness..."
Colleen Shaddox – Writer, Activist (Cohort 1)
"I think that's what great leaders do - they show you a better possibility...."
Steve Driffin – Writer (Cohort 12)
"..they just believed and wanted better for the people and the community at large."
Babz Rawls Ivy – Certified Spiritual Director (Cohort 1)
"You cannot give what you do not have. I have learned to VALUE my well being."