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It’s intentional. But also, this is why representation matters. This is why anti-DEI causes more harm.

Two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is partnering with Klassy, an innovative K–12 learning platform designed to make education more engaging, culturally relevant and accessible to the next generation.

Klassy brings culture and curriculum together, using immersive 3D worlds, personalized AI tutoring, interactive challenges and rewards to transform traditional lessons into learning experiences that feel more like the games and digital spaces young people already love.

This partnership is especially meaningful to us at Courageous Conversation®. Our Founder and CEO, Glenn E. Singleton, is also a partner at Klassy, extending a decades-long commitment to educational equity into a new generation of learning technology.

Lamar’s partnership brings another powerful dimension to that vision. His football-inspired world will connect learning with something millions of young people already understand and admire, using culture, storytelling and sport to spark curiosity and motivate students to keep learning.

For us, this is bigger than technology. It’s about access, representation and meeting young people where they are—because every child deserves an education that sees them, engages them and gives them the tools to imagine what’s possible.

The future of learning should belong to everyone.

This September, Madame Athena Chang Madame-Athena Chang hosts an intimate and powerful conversation with acclaimed poet, performance artist, and cultural force Jessica Care Moore jessica Care moore , centered on her groundbreaking poetry collection, We Want Our Bodies Back.

Through poetry that is fearless, vulnerable, and unapologetic, Moore explores the realities of Black women’s lives; their bodies, voices, grief, desire, survival, motherhood, power, and reclamation.

Join us as Literary Journeys moves beyond the page to explore the experiences behind the poetry and what it means for women to reclaim ownership of their bodies, stories, and identities.

🎙️ Hosted by Madame Athena Chang
📖 Featuring Jessica Care Moore
📚 We Want Our Bodies Back
📅 September 19, 2026

🔗 Register now — link in bio.

Today, as it was 63 years ago on this day, thousands gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to unite in one purpose… the fight for freedom and justice.

Dolly Parton’s legacy reaches far beyond music. Through literacy, education, disaster relief, healthcare, and decades of giving, she showed what it means to turn influence into impact.

We honor a life defined not only by what she achieved, but by what she gave back. 🕊️

Rest in power, Dolly Parton.

Some books entertain us while others challenge us to see America, and ourselves, differently.

Courageous Conversation® presents Literary Journeys with Glenn Singleton, a virtual conversation series bringing authors, thinkers, poets, and storytellers into dialogue about the ideas shaping race, culture, history, identity, and our shared future.

We begin August 22 with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., author of America, USA, followed by an extraordinary lineup:

✨ Jessica Care Moore — September 19, 2026
✨ Laura E. Gomez — October 17, 2026
✨ Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera — November 14, 2026
✨ Omékongo Dibinga — February 2027

Hosted by Glenn Singleton, each Literary Journey goes beyond the page—exploring the lived experiences, questions, tensions, and possibilities behind the work.

Our first journey begins soon. Will you join the conversation?

📅 August 22, 2026
🎙️ Glenn Singleton in conversation with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
🔗 Register now — link in bio.

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On August 22, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Eddie S Glaude Jr. for the inaugural episode of Literary Journeys, a virtual experience bringing authors, ideas, and the conversations they inspire into deeper dialogue.

Together, we’ll explore Eddie’s America, USA, the ideas at its heart, the questions it raises about America, and what those questions demand of us in this moment.

This is more than a conversation about a book. It’s an opportunity to think together about race, democracy, history, identity, and the America we are still becoming.

📅 August 18, 2026
💻 Virtual Experience

Join us for the very first Literary Journey.

Register through the link in bio.

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