Ashaia Bennett, representing Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA10), and Dr. Karen Bohlke have joined our students and staff on their way today to the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. Originated by…

The Institute for Community Leadership is grateful to join Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland representing Washington's 10th Congressional District and Tacoma on the historic 2022 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage!

Two of our students joined civil rights leaders, dignitaries and guests speaking online this morning at the 30th annual Dr. King Multicultural March and Rally. In addition to student speakers Renee Torres and Branton Waitiki,…

Forty of our youth leaders and staff came together last weekend to dig deep into understanding the myth of the Thanksgiving story and learn the truth about Native American history and culture from members of…

by Fynn Manohchompoo Common good or I feel good? You don’t put a band-aid on a broken leg. Hand you an ice pack when you’re bleeding out. Give you a dollar and ignore your concussion.…

We were honored to be invited to teach a leadership poetry workshop at LAMP Summer Program in Selma, where we met with high schoolers between the ages of 14 and 18. With no knowledge of…

“The chapter does not end with us. Why? Because we hold the pen.” We spent a day at the Equal Justice Initiative The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement…

These are the days the echoes of the past can be heard. Their voices are loud and proud….Each life touched continues the story. But even a shout will die with enough distance. Today we spent…

Justice that Instills a sense of love with accountability. “You can’t get to justice just through reason, you can’t get to justice just by thinking that something is in everyone’s mutual interest, Congressman Ro Khanna…