Lana Reid

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Lana Reid is an award-winning author, media host, and founder of Conversations in Color, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to creating uplifting, community-building spaces of dialogue for Black voices. She is also the creator and host of The Male Perspective, home of the acclaimed Black Men Matter Series, which amplifies authentic stories and voices often overlooked. In addition, Lana facilitates Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood, an intergenerational community of Black women focused on connection, healing, and empowerment.

Servant Leadership, Communication, Empathy & Mentorship | Dr. Kevin Wayne Johnson

Servant Leadership, Communication, Empathy & Mentorship | Dr. Kevin Wayne Johnson

By Lana Reid | June 10, 2026

As part of the Black Men Matter Series, Lana Reid sits down with Dr. Kevin Wayne Johnson, Founder and CEO of The Johnson Leadership Group, pastor, and author, to discuss what it truly means to lead with a servant’s heart. Drawing from decades of leadership experience, Dr. Johnson exp

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“The lotus flower lived in the figurative basement of the pond floor, yet it still blossomed with beauty and with no traces of the muck that it came from.”
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“The lotus flower lived in the figurative basement of the pond floor, yet it still blossomed with beauty and with no traces of the muck that it came from.”
Lana Reid, Basements & Blossoms: A Few Recollections of the Ugliness That Made My Life Beautiful

“The rules of the game are different in society for minorities, as we live in the figurative “basement” of this world, the floor beneath the first level. It is a floor where you become acclimated to the struggle to be treated equally in education, employment, housing, and more. It becomes a normal part of your life and your reality. So when times get difficult for a Black person, there is no sensation of “the sky is falling” because the truth is, the sky never got off the ground on our side of town anyway.”
Lana Reid, Basements & Blossoms

“The lotus flower lived in the figurative basement of the pond floor, yet it still blossomed with beauty and with no traces of the muck that it came from.”
Lana Reid, Basements & Blossoms: A Few Recollections of the Ugliness That Made My Life Beautiful

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