This Radical Imagination Series brings you the brilliant and talented Simone Leanora, actress, spoken word poet, and writer. Simone shares what it’s like to be an artist living her dream in New York City.
About the series: The Radical Imagination Series highlights innovative homegrown talent that inspire change in their global community. Our philosophy is that if we invest in the creative imagination of our Black Youth, they will in turn re-imagine and construct a world based on peace, love, and justice.
Rich Stevenson
Richard Stevenson Jr. is an organizer and film maker from Inglewood, California who began his work organizing children and families in the schools and housing projects of Watts. After studying Political science and African American Studies at UCLA, he moved to New York to explore educational opportunities and organize youth in Jamaica Queens and the South Bronx around issues of equity in some of NYC's lowest performing public schools. Richard continues his work in South Central Los Angeles, hoping to one day develop a community center which would help address the educational and employment needs of Black families in the South Central and Watts communities.
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