Leadership

This gathering demonstrated clearly that the divide between us is just one sincere conversation away from breaking. Though an ocean separates us, our histories, cultures, values, and aspirations are deeply intertwined. 

he Breaking Barriers model was first employed with meetings between the African immigrant and African American communities. Papa Dia intends for it to  expand to other communities, though he favors keeping each exchange focused rather than bringing many groups together simultaneously. The intimacy is the point.

Editor's note: Leadership Africa is ALG's immersive leadership development program. It recently graduated its fifth class. Below are three testimonials from cohort members. Applications are...

The African Leadership Group congratulates Dr. Anne Keke on her well-deserved victory and looks forward to continuing to support her transformative work on behalf of Aurora's students and families.

Leadership Africa’s exercises, she said, help participants "develop the capacity that's already inside of you" by encouraging honest self-reflection and helping them confront aspects of themselves they might typically avoid.

Leadership Africa's’s focus on transformational leadership, collaboration, and innovation aligns perfectly with my aspirations.

When I walked into the first session of ALG's Public Speaking Class, I thought I knew exactly what to expect, because I knew I was stepping into something that had transformed many before me, including my husband and friends. I didn’t expect that I would gain so much more.

The following testimonials were written by participants in the African Leadership Group's Leadership Africa program Cohort 4 .