Monday Motivation: Celebrate Founders & Heroes

[View this email in your browser]( Michael’s Monday Motivation 117 years ago on December 4th, my beloved Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded. It continues to provide a light in my life and shows that Brotherhood extends beyond birth! Continue to hold high the light Brothers. Vote for Alvin Irby! 2023 CNN Hero of the Year This former teacher is helping young Black boys across the country strengthen their literacy by giving them the opportunity and encouragement to read while they’re visiting their local barbershops. Voting ends Tomorrow, December 5th, 2023! [Vote For Alvin!]( Weekly KAIROS Conversation with: Khalilah Harris, Shawntera Hardy and Damola Ogundipe Khalilah Harris, EdD, JD Chief Strategic Advisor to the CEO Center for Policing Equity Khalilah M. Harris serves as the Chief Strategic Advisor to the CEO at the Center for Policing Equity. Dr. Harris brings a unique perspective to the organization from an extensive career working to expand access to opportunity through a racial equity lens in community organizing, research, strategy development, collaborative organizational and system change, K-12 public education, education policy, youth advocacy, economic development, and building an inclusive workforce. Native to Brooklyn, New York and nurtured by Baltimore, Maryland, Khalilah is also a proud mother to three amazing children and daughter to Costa Rican and Jamaican immigrants. All of which grounds her work and shapes her global perspective. Dr. Harris served as the first Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans in the Obama presidential administration and later served in the Biden presidential administration as chief of staff at the US Office of Personnel Management. Between the two administrations she served as managing director of the K-12 education policy team at the Center for American Progress. Khalilah has been a contributor on cable news networks such as Black News Channel and MSNBC, and has published and been sought after as a reputable and knowledgeable source in a variety of news outlets including the Washington Post, Education Week, The 74 Million, the Baltimore Sun, the Hill and others. Dr. Harris is a proud alumna of Morgan State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. Additionally, she obtained her law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and later earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development from the University of Pennsylvania. Khalilah is licensed to practice law in the state of Maryland and serves in support of a number of local and national civic organizations including as a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. -and- Shawntera Hardy Cofounder, Plural [( -and- Damola Ogundipe, CEO, Plural [( See you Wednesday! Wednesday, December 6 · 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST Video call link: [( Or dial: ‪(US) +1 651-571-1259‬ PIN: ‪460 226 103‬# More phone numbers: [ [Join our KAIROS Community]( [Our KAIROS Website]( Upcoming KAIROS Conversations December 13, 2023 Richie Etwaru Chief AI Officer, Mobeus Brig. General Ron Sullivan Chief, Acquisition, Personnel & Ethics Law at Army Futures Command // Brigadier General (USAR), Chief Judge, Army Court of Criminal Appeals (IMA) December 20, 2023 Rudy Blanco Director of Entrepreneurship and Gaming Dreamyard KAIROS Fleece & KAIROS Leather Bomber Jackets Available for Purchase KAIROS Fleece & Leather Bomber Jackets KAIROS Fleece - $100 KAIROS Leather Bomber Jacket - $650 [Order your KAIROS Gear]( CONBUD is an OG cannabis dispensary providing a premium shopping experience. We proudly hire formerly incarcerated individuals with a deep understanding of cannabis products to serve as our budtenders. CONBUD was born by three Black and Latino entrepreneurs who were not only raised in these neighborhoods but who have also experienced New York’s criminal justice system firsthand. CONBUD’s mission is to normalize cannabis usage, provide education, and de-stigmatize the formerly incarcerated community by easing their integration back into society.“You Get Premium Bud, We Get Second Chances.” [( [Conbud Website]( [Website icon]( [Instagram icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Facebook icon]( Copyright (C) 2023 Atlas Strategy Group. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Atlas Strategy Group 837 Washington Ave Bronx, NY 10451-4842 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( [Logo]