Ignite 2 Impact Podcast - Raise up and Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders

Jason Lee, CEO of Focus: HOPE talks about how the organization is retooling to meet the current inequities in Detroit. Focus: HOPE was created to address the issues that led to the 1967 Rebellion. Now, 50 years later, Lee talks about "how we see Detroit" and their mission of  FIGHTING RACISM, POVERTY AND INJUSTICE.

Focus: HOPE address the problems of hunger, economic disparity, inadequate education and racial divisiveness through its three primary programs.

Lee talks about how the organization is refocusing on these initiatives: 

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jessica Care moore is a poet, playwright, actor and activist. She’s shared the stage with Steve Harvey, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka…

jessica Care moore has graced the cover of The New York Times, The Metro Times, Michigan FrontPage, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, African Voices Magazine, Black Elegance Magazine, and has been featured in print and online magazines across the world, including, Essence,Huffington Post, Blaze, The Source, Vibe, Bomb, Mosaic, Savoy, One World,  Upscale, Ambassador Magazine, UPTOWN and others.

SHE IS POETRY IN MOTION making it happen! 

Her multimedia show, God is Not an American, was produced by The Apollo Theater and Time Warner’s NYC Parks Summer Concert Series.  She was the host, writer and co-Executive Producer of the poetry driven television show, Spoken, which was executive produced by and directed by Robert Townsend. 

As an artist/activist, jessica Care moore lent her powerful voice to the international fight against AIDS. She performed for the United Nations World AIDS Day Commemoration two years in a row.

moore has also performed in front of  thousands of  people during AIDS WALK Opening Ceremonies in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida and Atlanta.

jessica Care moore lives for the stage and her audience. Her techno solo theater performance, The Missing Project: Pieces of the D is an high energy homage to Detroit. Black Tea: The Legend of Jessi James is her debut album. The album features guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Roy Ayers and Jose James.

Her work has been on exhibit at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City and the Charles H. Wright Museum for her Black WOMEN Rock! Exhibition. 

What else is her legacy? The jess Care moore Foundation, her nonprofit, which focuses on youth literacy and expression through art. She is a Youth Institution Builder. 

Hear this provocative and entertaining episode that ends with one of those powerful poems that made jessica Care moore a five-time record-breaking legend at just 24 years old at "It's Showtime at the Apollo” competition. 

She believes in igniting others to impact the world. She is real, raw, bold, unapologetic, compassionate and candid. 

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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997)was the iconic mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. He left a real legacy for our youth. The mission of Coleman A. Young Foundation is to develop leadership among youth through college scholarships, mentoring and other supports for personal growth and development.

In this interview you'll hear the wise words of Khary K. Turner, Executive Director Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF), since 2012. He is amazing!

The core program of the Coleman Young Foundation (CAYF) is the Scholars Program that:

• Awards college scholarships
• Facilitates Scholars' success
• Creates future leadership

To learn more about CAYF, contact: 

Khary K. Turner, MAED Executive Director 313.962.2200 [email protected] ​

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Gail Perry-Mason, of Detroit, has come a long way, from foster care to caring for others.  Gail is a respected authority in the financial industry. And now she can add bestselling author to her list of accomplishments. And it’s her years of experience coupled with her down-to-earth but also down-to-business style that has made her a sought-after speaker and presenter.

She regularly addresses capacity crowds educating people on financial literacy and has conducted financial training sessions and workshops for companies from auto companies to banks to Fortune 500 organizations. Gail was also recently a featured financial speaker at the Essence Festival. Gail’s book, Girl, Make Your Money Grow, written with co-author Glinda Bridgforth is a national best seller and the book was featured on Oprah’s Debt Diet.  Gail recognizes the necessity of teaching youth the importance of money management and she founded the original Money Camp for Teens and the first youth investment club.  Each year, Gail hosts Money Matters for Youth which has instructed over 6,000 young people in the Detroit-Metro area and mentored over 35 young women who are now professionals in the financial industry.  

She is leaving a legacy and a true leader in the community. 

Debut podcast with leaders that are igniting their community, our nation and the world to be a better place.  Be inspired and enlightened as we pull back the curtain and dive into intimate and energetic conversations with achievers and doers with host and Master Leadership Strategist, Dr. Geneva Williams.