Also known in these streets as the spoken word artist “Atlas”, Lacroy is officially joining our team as one of our Servant Leader Interns! Check him out!
Read MoreOne morning this past week, a regular at the coffee shop where I work came in, Roger. Roger has quickly become a friend, always up for a good conversation, always willing to offer insight. Nick George, the don of The Listening, Inc., asked me to write about home, what or who it is to me.
Read MoreStay tuned to the blog and TLI’s social media, as there are more exciting events in the works for the year to come! And remember, The Listening as a community has a place inside it for everyone. TLI deeply values your passions, wherever they may directed. We want to see what your creativity looks like, and to have you as part of our community!
Read MoreAs we begin the holiday season, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the previous year and chat about the future. As Langston Hughes said, “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” Similarly, we have been thinking about our organization and getting serious about where we want to go in 2018.
Read MoreA collective of artists and performers and poets, known finally as Spencer's Vanguard, was to advance the mission of The Listening and "be great" in all that we did and in everything we created. We identified greatness in our diversity, in our hope, in our hurt, and in the community around us. If anyone was going to lead the charge, we were at least going to throw our hats in the ring.
Who can guess what happened next?
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