Q: How do students receive the business and government leaders who come in to mentor them? A: The students are very excited. Last year, Fulton County Chairman John Eaves visited Love T. Nolan Elementary and spoke with our students. Within a week later, the students saw him on the news receiving President Barack Obama from Air Force One along with the Mayor of Atlanta Kasim Reeves. This was truly an experience for them to see the reality of community leaders impacting our nation from our very own community. Q: What is your stage production centered on? What is your experience with directing? A: The Stage Production is based on the book, Free, by Lisa Dixon. It’s about her life from one of the main gang leaders in Minnesota to spending 4 years behind bars and becoming a minister on fire for God. www.areyoutrulyfree.com Q: How do you manage your time with all these various projects? A: I have a network of professionals that seem to have similar purposes in life. We are a small group, but very supportive and fill in the gaps for each other. Q: Do you have any prospects right now of fulfilling your dream of producing the Creation story in Ethiopia? Why specifically Ethiopia? What connection do you have to that setting? A: This story is taking a life of its own, and in all honesty, God is giving me insight on the plans. This story will be written to provide restoration to Black Women. It began with the creation story, and evolved even to present day. It’s almost like the elephant in the room. We need to place our Black women back on their thrones of esteem. Black women have been raped, assaulted and mistreated for years based on the war between her and the enemy. It’s time for honor and respect to be given back to our women, mothers, sisters, aunts, and daughters. We are the only race in which honor and love to our women has not been paid. Ethiopia is one of the richest environments in the world, and to see the beauty of the black woman arising as Eve will cause the world to stand on their feet. I am building working relationships with professionals from the area. Q: Other than your faith, what is your inspiration for taking on all your projects? A: My inspiration is to give back to our community. There were teachers that came into my life as I grew up in a challenging environment. I considered these teachers as my “Stepping Stones”. They assisted me in my escape of life’s challenges, to an environment in which education and its possibilities would provide me the opportunity to be successful. This is my 18th year in education and my career has been empowering and encouraging our children no matter their environment. My goal is to provide the same encouragement on an international platform. I post daily to social media and have met people from all over the world. I have had individuals write to me from different faiths, but expressed the message across barriers. Q: What has been your most valuable moment this year? A: Waking up to a post of appreciation from a woman that covered the Dove Awards for His Heart Network. This wasn't just any woman, but someone that lost so much to breast cancer last month. She posted how much she was blessed by the opportunity. I was left in tears to know God would trust me this much to assist in the purpose of others. His Heart Network has no exchange of money in any form because it's not about profits, but about fulfilling the purpose in others from different walks of life and in different levels of their faith. I'm so humbled that God would trust me this much in His Kingdom.
BRONZEMAGONLINE.COM NOVEMBER 2015
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