Join hosts Tina Turner-Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell, Ms. Deborah Hall in a discussion with Babatunde Azubuike a Lead Community Organizer and Trainer with Enlace. Enlace is Babatunde is a Black, queer, trans from Athens Georgia, raised by a single mother along with four sisters. He is an advocate fighting in support of low-wage workers and has worked with national and local organizations advocating for gender justice. This evening our discussion is about Umoja Kijana Shujaa, a leadership development institute for youth of color. According to their website: http://www.enlaceintl.org/umoja-kijana-shujaa. "Umoja is a space dedicated to the Black radical tradition born out of the civil rights era when young folks took the lead to mobilize, organize and helped to create the type of world we all deserve. This program is a resource available to Black youth in Portland Metro, affirming of TQLBG community, to help provide opportunities for civic and political engagement. This program works to empower Black youth through political education, group dialogues, and critical thinking. Umoja enhances the skills youth already have and applies them to grassroots organizing. By creating this kind of program here in Portland we are actively combating white supremacy through education and community service."
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