Leader’s Stories

I am ambitious with hope!

I am ambitious with hope!

Coral Smith, #LwC2020
Coral Nichols is a certified life coach and a sought after public speaker.
It’s up to us to hold those in power accountable--every day, all day.

It’s up to us to hold those in power accountable–every day, all day.

Cedric Fulton, #LwC2020
Cedric Fulton holds a Degree in Political Science from Framingham State and A.A.S. from Bronx Community College.
I want to help out my brothers and sisters, show them the path that I took, and create new pathways for them.

I want to help out my brothers and sisters, show them the path that I took, and create new pathways for them.

Brandon Smith, #LwC2020
I am the founding Executive Director of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP).
I think Alabama is going in the right direction, and I’m excited to be playing a part in making change happen.

I think Alabama is going in the right direction, and I’m excited to be playing a part in making change happen.

Betty Washington, #LwC2020
Betty Washington is a graduate of Troy University and Trenholm State Technical College.
My pain is what pushed me into my purpose.

My pain is what pushed me into my purpose.

Quniana Futrell, #LwC2020
I come from the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Both of my parents were in and out of jails and state penitentiaries for most of my life.
I don’t know how and I don’t know when, but I’m going to get out of prison and I’m going to get my life back.

I don’t know how and I don’t know when, but I’m going to get out of prison and I’m going to get my life back.

Jason Hernandez, #LwC2020
Jason Hernandez has written for and been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, MSNBC, CNN and other major media outlets.
On the days I do my best work it’s the hope that we can build a better world--a world without so many people in cages--that motivates me.

On the days I do my best work it’s the hope that we can build a better world–a world without so many people in cages–that motivates me.

James Gould, #LwC2020
James Gould served as Secretary of the Board of Directors for Students for a Sensible Drug Policy.
In the end, I don’t want to see any child incarcerated or in a juvenile detention center.

In the end, I don’t want to see any child incarcerated or in a juvenile detention center.

Dieter Cantu, #LwC2020
I was only sixteen years old when I was sentenced to ten years in a juvenile detention facility in San Antonio, Texas.
Within us is a passion to maximize each moment, leading to a better tomorrow. Within us is the recognition that every person’s life has value.

Within us is a passion to maximize each moment, leading to a better tomorrow. Within us is the recognition that every person’s life has value.

Jessica Zarling, #LwC2019
Within us is a passion to maximize each moment, leading to a better tomorrow. Within us is the recognition that every person’s life has value.

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