Jordan Brown shares his journey from being a pastor’s kid to becoming a pastor himself. Pastor Jordan has a heart to heart with Dr. Antipas about his struggle with the call, his struggle with pride and his season of homelessness. Jordan chronicles his journey to accepting the call of God on his life. He now lives with a sense of fulfillment.

Jordan Brown shares his journey from being a pastor’s kid to becoming a pastor himself. Pastor Jordan has a heart to heart with Dr. Antipas about his struggle with the call, his struggle with pride and his season of homelessness. Jordan chronicles his journey to accepting the call of God on his life. He now lives with a sense of fulfillment.

Anai shares some of her complex story on Narrativity. She shares the stumbling blocks and the lessons she has learned over the years. She had a terrible car accident and miraculously recovered. Anai is passionate about racial and gender issues. She is also invested in matters of spirituality. Anai shares how spirituality and the fight for social justice must include multi-racial, multi-generational, multi-cultural are crucial in the struggle toward a new and more equal world. She shares her perspective on spirituality that includes scripture and astrology as non-competing spiritual resources. She believes that when we are more open to God’s world, we experience more spiritual insight for guidance in our everyday life.

Anai shares some of her complex story on Narrativity. She shares the stumbling blocks and the lessons she has learned over the years. She had a terrible car accident and miraculously recovered. Anai is passionate about racial and gender issues. She is also invested in matters of spirituality. Anai shares how spirituality and the fight for social justice must include multi-racial, multi-generational, multi-cultural are crucial in the struggle toward a new and more equal world. She shares her perspective on spirituality that includes scripture and astrology as non-competing spiritual resources. She believes that when we are more open to God’s world, we experience more spiritual insight for guidance in our everyday life.

Marquita Bianca is a fashion editor, dancer, dance instructor, and Founder and CEO of Baila Fuzion Dance & Creative Arts Center in Virginia Beach. She shares her story of how her first experience of dance class at 21 years old shifted her career trajectory. The moral of the story is that each person has a calling, a passion, a beating drum. When we discover it and follow accordingly, we find joy. The world responds to our passion!

Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Marquita Bianca is a fashion editor, dancer, dance instructor, and Founder and CEO of Baila Fuzion Dance & Creative Arts Center in Virginia Beach. She shares her story of how her first experience of dance class at 21 years old shifted her career trajectory. The moral of the story is that each person has a calling, a passion, a beating drum. When we discover it and follow accordingly, we find joy. The world responds to our passion!

Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Ron was one of there residents at the Center for people who do not have homes. The Urban Renewal Center operated the City of Norfolk’s 24-hour low-barrier shelter. Ron shares his story. It is a story of struggles and victories. He shares wisdom from his experience.

Billy was one of the residents at the Norfolk Housing Center for people who do not have homes. The Urban Renewal Center operated the City of Norfolk’s 24-hour low-barrier shelter. Billy shares his story from homelessness to upward mobility. It is a story of struggles and victories. He offers wisdom from his experience. We are so proud of Billy. His story is deeply moving. The URC is grateful to have shared part of his journey toward what Billy calls “The Big Move.” (** Note that the name is fictitious but the story is real).

Two of the first African American students at Old Dominion University! It was 1962; Winston and Eunice Whitehurst were young and in love. The 90 year old Dr. Winston and 80 year old Eunice take us down memory lane. In 1962, they were young, dating college students at Norfolk State University who needed a course in Spanish not, at the time they needed it, offered at NSU. So they enrolled at ODU at a time when it was not socially commonplace. For the first time, Winston and Eunice share their experience in a public forum. This peek into Norfolk’s history is not only interesting but helps us see how far we have come as a society. At the end of this episode, the Whitehursts share their concern that blacks take advantage of their pioneering work having been the “first” on a few occasions in their lives. With some persisting challenges, few compare to their struggles as young people eager to learn with the audacity to risk social norms to succeed!

#awakensociety #education #ODU #inspiration #risetothecall

Two of the first African American students at Old Dominion University! It was 1962; Winston and Eunice Whitehurst were young and in love. The 90 year old Dr. Winston and 80 year old Eunice take us down memory lane. In 1962, they were young, dating college students at Norfolk State University who needed a course in Spanish not, at the time they needed it, offered at NSU. So they enrolled at ODU at a time when it was not socially commonplace. For the first time, Winston and Eunice share their experience in a public forum. This peek into Norfolk’s history is not only interesting but helps us see how far we have come as a society. At the end of this episode, the Whitehursts share their concern that blacks take advantage of their pioneering work having been the “first” on a few occasions in their lives. With some persisting challenges, few compare to their struggles as young people eager to learn with the audacity to risk social norms to succeed!

#awakensociety #education #ODU #inspiration #risetothecall