The mission of Liberty Leadership Academy is to develop the next generation of male and female entrepreneurs through literacy, learning, and life skills. Our goal of Liberty Leadership Academy (LLA) is to provide a nurturing space for Black and Brown Students, that meets their academic and socio-emotional needs and prepares them for life. Our approach fuels students with the practice of 21st-century skills that don’t just make them contributors to society through the workforce but equips them with the skills necessary to build their own organizations, corporations, and businesses.

 

As movements spark all over the world and we cry for change against systemic oppression and suppressions of opportunities for the Black and other minority communities, LLA’s model itself works against these issues, starting with those most likely to make the most lasting and impactful change, our babies. As we re-imagine schools, Liberty Leadership Academy is working to de-systematize a deeply historical invention that will redefine the narrative of men and women of color in this country and evoke game-changing leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs who systematically solve community and world issues.

 

Liberty Leadership Academy believes that our young people have excellent ideas and assist them in finding their individual and collective voice in response to those limitations. Our vision for Liberty Leadership Academy is to promote entrepreneurship in marginalized communities, expanding career opportunities for Atlanta residents, creating solutions to social issues, and shattering the glass ceiling for young women and young minority men in society. 

 

To learn more about these research-based practices, please take a look at these resources: 

• Article about entrepreneurship in schools (TED TALK) 

• Article about importance of financial literacy in schools

• Article about socio-emotional learning