In this episode, Anthony and Cyndie sit down with Reverend Dr. Willie Dwayne Francois III who serves as Senior Pastor of Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, New Jersey and President of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality—a national think tank and policy advocacy organization. He also serves as Associate Dean of NYTS and Associate Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary, where he directs the Master of Professional Studies Program at Sing Sing and Bedford Hills Correctional Facilities and co-directs the Doctor of Ministry program. His second book, titled Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome our Inaction on Race, was released in 2022. And his upcoming book is tentatively titled Outing Blue Privilege: A Call for Public Love when Public Safety is Not Enough. His pastoral activism takes shape around racial equity, economic justice, and criminal justice reform. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Religion, holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, and earned a Doctor of Ministry from Emory University. He serves as a commissioner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of the New Jersey State Department and national co-chair of the Social Justice Commission of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Francois co-authored the book Christian Minister’s Manual: For the Pulpit and the Public Square for All Denominations - the most progressive and comprehensive clergy resource and the first interdenominational manual written for Black clergy in 56 years. He also has bylines in HuffPost, The Hill, Religion Dispatches, Sojourners and The Christian Century concerning a range of matters pivoting around race, class and religion in America.

https://fountainbaptistsummit.org/

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In this episode, Anthony and Cyndie sit down with Joseph Jingoli, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of JINGOLI, Chairman of DCO Energy, and an owner and investor in a family of companies covering all facets of the construction and energy-related industry. Joe is also a partner in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. With more than four decades of expertise in construction, project and energy management, he has a reputation throughout the industry for his unique ability to use innovative strategies to bring projects to fruition. He is a friend of labor and all his jobs utilize union members. Joe is also focused on education, service, job training and mentorship, which has resulted in the development and implementation of the highly sought-after JINGOLI Competitive Edge programs. The programs have touched and improved the lives of thousands of young people and adults, leading them into successful careers in the construction trades. Joe is an advocate for addiction-related causes, serving as Chairman of The F.A.R.M. Team and he is a member of the board of the Livengrin Foundation, an addiction treatment center.

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Meet William Sproule, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EAS). Bill oversees the development of policies, day-to-day operations, and expansion of work opportunities for union membership for more than 43,000 members across six states and several trade groups. Starting as an apprentice carpenter in 1989, he worked his way up through the ranks to hold various leadership roles within the organization, including Organizing Director, New Jersey Regional Manager, and President and Regional Manager of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters. Bill serves as a Board Member of the NJ Building Authority, the New Jersey Energy Coalition, is Vice President of the NJ State Building & Construction Trades Council and a member of Mayor-Elect Cherelle Parker’s Steering Committee. He is involved in many charitable projects, but the one closest to him personally is the one-third-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall constructed in Wildwood, New Jersey, by union carpenters.

https://eascarpenters.org/

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