Theme: Ekundayo Igeleke

Join us for the TEDxKingLincolnBronzevilleSalon!
Coffee + Conversation + Community

May 4th 10:30am-12:30pm

The Lincoln Cafe
740 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203
Featured guest: Ekundayo Igeleke

What is a TEDx Salon?

Ever seen a TEDx video and wished you could ask the speaker questions? Now you can!

Salon events are small monthly gathers of community members that allow you to engage with TEDx speakers.

Order brunch with your ticket to dine with us!

What will we do at a TEDxKingLincolnBronzevilleSalon?

The Salons are Saturday morning interactive community conversations. The talks are shaped around 5 questions or talking points given to the audience to discuss in small groups. After the groups engage in small dialogue, there will be a question and answer section led by the featured guest.

Ekundayo Igeleke

Ekundayo (he/him/his) is a Hip Hop educator, creative and grassroots organizer. He currently is the Chapter Organizing Director with Resource Generation. In 2011, Ekundayo received his BA in Africana Studies and Sociology and was selected as an apprentice with Public Allies where he worked with The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati to facilitate the relationship between parent, school and community. Additionally, he co-organized a community conversation campaign that addressed the lack of accessible resources for youth in Cincinnati.

Once the project was complete, he organized a Freedom School site to address the needs of an entire community by using direct education as a tool for liberation. In 2014, Ekundayo became a member of the National Juvenile Justice Network through the Youth Justice Leadership program where he launched a Freedom School curricula that focused on power building and cultural strategy. Since 2017, he has consulted on the development of Hip Hop based education and leadership programming in New Orleans Juvenile System. Ekundayo's work over the past 5 years has primarily focused on implementing prevention, intervention and restorative practices in schools, after school programs, and in communities of color. He combines organizing, curriculum development, youth and young adult leadership development, cultural strategy, and public policy as tools to liberate the African working class and other communities of color.

When Ekundayo is not in radical action, he watches anime, hits the gym/yoga mat, spends time with his wife and community, enjoying a variety of community arts, meditation, and trying new afro vegan recipes.

Lincoln Cafe
740 East Long Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43203
United States

Ekundayo Igeleke

Hip Hop educator, creative and grassroots organizer

Ekundayo (he/him/his) is a Hip Hop educator, creative and grassroots organizer. He currently is the Chapter Organizing Director with Resource Generation. In 2011, Ekundayo received his BA in Africana Studies and Sociology and was selected as an apprentice with Public Allies where he worked with The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati to facilitate the relationship between parent, school and community. Additionally, he co-organized a community conversation campaign that addressed the lack of accessible resources for youth in Cincinnati. Ekundayo's work over the past 5 years has primarily focused on implementing prevention, intervention and restorative practices in schools, after school programs, and in communities of color. He combines organizing, curriculum development, youth and young adult leadership development, cultural strategy, and public policy as tools to liberate the African working class and other communities of color.