I am Senior Program Director with Mikva Challenge Neighborhood Leadership Initiative, Youth & Community Advocate, Coach, Advocate for Community Education, Restorative Liberation and Wellness. Bred by the warmth and devotion of the North Lawndale Community on the westside of Chicago. It was once said by a historical black poet and activist, Muhammad Ali, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” James is honored to serve resilient black and brown communities like the one that birthed him and countless other revolutionary leaders. The sacred land where Dr. Martin Luthether King, Jr. marched through the streets of Chicago's westside and visited the historical Stone Temple Church is the same land that has nourished James.