Village Life Education

09/27/2026

Rooted and Pruned: Already Her

09/09/2026

09/01/2026

08/26/2026

08/24/2026

What is confidence without courage? Dr. Leese and Malik engage in a conversation about faith, courage, and trusting what you believe, even when the path isn’t clear. Sometimes confidence is knowing you can, and courage is having the faith to move anyway.

08/21/2026

Please join us in celebrating our Second Annual Loretta Thomas Scholarship recipient, Serenity Saterfield!

Serenity embodies the legacy, spirit, and compassion that Ms. Thomas held so dear through her lifelong commitment to community and service.

Congratulations, Serenity! We are incredibly proud of you and know you are going to do extraordinary things. May you continue to carry the spirit of Ms. Thomas’ legacy forward.

08/19/2026

WE’RE BACK UP for Episode 3! And apparently Black folks got questions for Aliens

Dr. Leese is joined by her son, Malik, for a conversation that travels from the African Diaspora, to courage, to alien visits?! Yes. Alien visits.

Come for the wisdom. Stay for the mother-son chemistry, and discover how we ended up talking about aliens.

🎧 Episode 3 of Rooted & Pruned is up!

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BlackPodcast StayRooted AndApparentlyAliens

07/17/2026

Thank you to Micah Ali and the CABSE team for curating such a phenomenal institute. We can no longer afford to take for granted spaces that intentionally center, honor, and celebrate the brilliance of Black children.