JD continues her conversation with Leteria Bailey.  Leteria is a motivated Jamaican-American professional with a passion for serving and advocating for youth and people of color (POC). Through her work serving 5 NGOs in Montgomery County, Maryland, Leteria has researched and developed digital platforms, coordinated public facing organization events, and supported the distribution of over 1.3 million dollars to fund countywide youth development programs. She is currently working with Amgen in Senior Associate Business Communications on their Salesforce Platform.  In 2016 Leteria founded Young Black and Aware to bring national awareness to police brutality and racism in communities of color. Young Black and Aware has garnered international recognition by highlighting social justice issues on a daily basis. As of January 2021, online engagement surpasses 350,000 persons monthly. Notable supporters of Young Black and Aware include American Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Activist Brittany Packnett-Cunningham, and Artist Bisa Butler. 

What You Will Hear:

• Raising children 
• Amir Locke Go Fund Me
• Keeping the memory of those murdered by the police alive
• Authenticity and mental health
• Social media
• What is next for Young, Black and Aware
• Black censorship on social media
• What Changing the Narrative means to Leteria
• Being transparent and authentic

Quotes:

“The police can kill someone and then the taxpayers pay for it when comes to the settlement.”

“I feel like we have a cultural responsibility to come together. We don't have to wait on these schools to do anything, we have the power of the internet, social media. We don't have to wait on these systems to teach us.”

“I'm just hoping that in being transparent and authentic, I can inspire other black people to do the same.”

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