Attending the US Social Forum this past week in Detroit, Michigan was a truly inspirational experience – one that I am sure to carry with me for years to come.  

The following poem was inspired in large part by a speech given by one of the youth leaders that I have been fortunate enough to work with at the RYSE center. While different in content, it’s similar in essence. I feel blessed for the opportunity to have worked with this inspiring…

If art is REVOLUTIONARY…             …revolution is the art of  LEADERSHIP!   REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP!

An INDIVIDUAL idea? Worth the LISTEN. That of a FEW?             Worth UNDERSTANDING. If it’s a COLLECTIVE idea?             CONSIDERATION. If it’s COMMUNITY principle?