Posts in Good Humans
367. Good Humans - Meghana Gunturi

Meet Meghana. This high-schooler is the founder of Neurodiversity Horizons, a nonprofit that aims to increase public accommodation for people with disabilities. Neurodiversity Horizons has 22 international chapters (Switzerland, Australia, France, India, UK, South Africa, Canada, and all over the United States). She runs social media campaigns to generate awareness and launched a podcast that has been heard in more than 11 countries. She has spoken about this initiative at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit to 5,000+ attendees. It’s an honor to celebrate the diversity of the human brain with this Gen-Z founder. We love her moxie and how she’s boldly making the change she wants to see in the world. We’re rooting for you Meghana! 

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366. Good Humans of 2022: Kevin Clayton

Meet Kevin. Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact and Equity at the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He believes everyone is part of the diversity and inclusion landscape. Through this approach, he has created results affecting representation and culture in the workplace, revenue from the marketplace, authentic community and fan engagement. It's no wonder he was named as one of the 2022 Good Humans Award winners by GoodWorld, which honors people who create a ripple of positive change in their community, at work, and beyond. He’s breaking down how he gets people on board with this critical work and how recognizing people’s humanity is more important than titles. Grateful for your leadership and passion, Kevin!

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365. Good Humans of 2022: JJ Velasquez

Meet JJ. He has worked tirelessly to redefine the humanity of people incarcerated. Even while spending 24 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit, he seized every opportunity to learn, lead, support, and give to others. This fierce advocate for justice holds many titles including son, dad and grandpa. He’s co-founder of Voices From Within, which created an educational program that is being used to address gun violence in New York City. He’s also the Program Director and Partnership Coordinator at The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice. Additionally, he’s a certified paralegal who has worked with NBC Producer Dan Slepian to help several innocent men obtain exonerations. It’s a true privilege to witness his love of humanity. Thank you JJ!

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211. Good Humans of 2021 - Sue Ann Arnall

Meet Sue Ann. She's a mother, writer, philanthropist, humanitarian, justice warrior, and member of the Giving Pledge. Spending just a few minutes in Sue Ann's wake makes one acutely aware that she's always looking out for the little guy. The Arnall Family Foundation focuses on child welfare, animal welfare, and criminal justice reform, while Sue Ann focuses her personal passion on solutions that lower the incarceration rate and racial disparity among African American men in U.S. jails and prisons. Her class, warmth, grace, and compassion blew us away. Pretty proud to say this is a friend who represents the best of home. Thank you Sue Ann 🙏

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210. Good Humans of 2021 - Trinity Heavenz

Meet Trinity. Friends, we are truly honored to share this story of an incredibly resilient, compassionate Ugandan entrepreneur who's upskilling the next generation of African businesses by empowering its rising digitally-savvy youth. This 29-year-old social entrepreneur is sharing his harrowing story from the Kampala slums to build era92, a youth creative social enterprise working to end youth unemployment through design, arts and technology. Please dignify the courage, optimism and hope found in this episode. Trinity, thank you for trusting us to share this story. You are truly our hero🙏 We join you in supporting efforts to build Africa's youth-powered movements!

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