Meet Leanna Pearson. Leanna graduated from the Leaders of Color - New York in 2022. Leanna currently leads legislative and community development initiatives as Chief of Staff at the New York State Assembly, and previously served in the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President. Before she worked in government, Leanna was a teacher, working with students in special education and mentoring other educators. Her commitment to education equity, community-building, and equitable policies exemplifies what Leaders of Color are all about.
Check out Fellow Friday: Alumni Spotlight conversations each Friday! We wanted to find out more about our alumni, why they are a part of our program, and how they believe leaders can stay engaged. In a new set of conversations, our alumni are sharing all this and more! Please visit and subscribe to our You Tube channel, @leadersofcolor, for this and much more!
Check out Fellow Friday: Alumni Spotlight conversations each Friday! We wanted to find out more about our alumni, why they are a part of our program, and how they believe leaders can stay engaged. In a new set of conversations, our alumni are sharing all this and more! Please visit and subscribe to our You Tube channel, @leadersofcolor, for this and much more!
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Meet Allan Rogers, a graduate of the Leaders of Color program in Washington D.C. Allan is an advocacy director at an organization that works with homeless and housing insecure people.
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The Leaders of Color program launched in 2018 to elevate the tremendous talent of community-based leaders of color. Since then, 116 leaders have emerged from the program ready to bring change to their communities. These are their stories. Meet K Durell Cowan, a Leaders of Color alum from our class of 2022 in Memphis.
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Following an impressive slate of wins in the May primaries in Shelby County, Tennessee, we are thrilled to announce that four Leaders of Color have officially won their County Commission seats!
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People of color represent about 40 percent of the population and 50 percent of students. While the Latino and Asian-American teacher workforce is growing, the share of Native American and Black teachers in the workforce is actually in decline. We need to help more educators of color stay in the classroom.
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On June 28, 2022, New York City residents voted for four Leaders of Color to represent them in leadership positions across the city! We are proud to congratulate Clarisa Alayeto, Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor, Malynda Rascoe, and Ramdat Singh for their wins! We look forward to more wins and greater representation for our communities, families, and children.
Leaders of Color achieve historic wins in Memphis and Louisiana in 2022.
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