Leader’s Stories

I Believe in Approaching Things from a Place of Possibility. If We Lose Hope, Then We Have Nothing.

I Believe in Approaching Things from a Place of Possibility. If We Lose Hope, Then We Have Nothing.

Quintin Williams, #LwC2018
JustLeadershipUSA and LwC keep me hopeful as well.
I am the Policy Coordinator for the Anti-Recidivism Coalition in Los Angeles.

I am the Policy Coordinator for the Anti-Recidivism Coalition in Los Angeles.

Kent Mendoza #LwC2018
We provide hundreds of formerly incarcerated people with mentorship, mental health services, supportive housing, access to jobs and education.
Real Reform Means that I Can Tell My 8 Year Old Daughter Miracle that She Doesn't Have to be Afraid Anymore of Walking While Black

Real Reform Means that I Can Tell My 8 Year Old Daughter Miracle that She Doesn’t Have to be Afraid Anymore of Walking While Black

Shanequa Charles, #LwC2018
JLUSA’s Leading with Conviction training compares to nothing I’ve ever been a part of.
Our Life Experiences Have Greater Value and Power than Anyone Else's in Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform

Our Life Experiences Have Greater Value and Power than Anyone Else’s in Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform

Darwin Hamilton, #LwC2018
When people wonder why I fight for criminal justice reform I explain that I have been both convicted of crime and a victim of crime.
When You Reach the Edges of Your Imagination, What is it that You Want for Yourself and the People that You Love?

When You Reach the Edges of Your Imagination, What is it that You Want for Yourself and the People that You Love?

Grace Gámez, #LwC2018
LwC is a space where you don’t have to explain either the pain of shame and stigma or the passion for your work.
I Felt there Was a Missing Element in the Struggle of Young Black Youth, and that was Having a Mentor

I Felt there Was a Missing Element in the Struggle of Young Black Youth, and that was Having a Mentor

Hakim Crampton, #LwC2018
LwC isn’t so much about teaching you about leadership; It’s really about how to conduct yourself as a leader.
No Two Stories are Exactly the Same, But Everyone is Coming to the Table

No Two Stories are Exactly the Same, But Everyone is Coming to the Table

Michael King, #LwC2018
To say that I was blown away by my first Leading with Conviction forum would be an understatement.
If You're Tired of the Same and You Wanna Make a Difference, it's Time to Be the Change

If You’re Tired of the Same and You Wanna Make a Difference, it’s Time to Be the Change

SaulPaul, #LwC2018
I’ve lived long enough to see some cycles repeat and I’ve seen some things change that people probably thought were permanent. But things can change!
I had the audacity to believe that a prison sentence was not going to ruin my life

I had the audacity to believe that a prison sentence was not going to ruin my life

Teresa Hodge, #LwC2015
When Teresa Hodge entered prison to serve a 70-month sentence for a white collar conviction, she was determined not to let it ruin...

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