Thriving Mindfully on U Street Workshop Series in August, September, and October
I am serving as the 2026 U Street Neighborhood Association Artist-in-Residence and leading the Thriving Mindfully on U Street, a multi-generational mindful creativity project that aims to help U Street residents and others take better care of themselves as they navigate the changes happening in their lives and the city, nurture connections with fellow U Street community members, express and document their love and gratitude for the U Street community and explore their vision of the U Street community in the future, and identify and share their favorite U Street memories, history makers and moments, movements, organizations, businesses, buildings, and places.
Join me for the Thriving Mindfully on U Street series in August, September, and October. Click on the links below for more information.
AUGUST WORKSHOP: The second event in this series, “Honoring U Street as American History,” will take place on August 26th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Hamiltonian Artists, located at 1353 U Street, NW, in DC. Come share your love for U Street and contribute to a community art project (to be displayed during the final workshop). CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP: The third event in this series, “The Future of the U Street Community,” will take place on September 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the True Reformer Building, located at 1200 U Street, NW, in DC. Come share your love for U Street and contribute to a community art project (to be displayed during the final workshop). CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
OCTOBER WORKSHOP: The fourth, and final event in this series, “The U in U Street Community,” will take place on October 7th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at True Reformer Building, located at1200 U Street, NW, in DC. Come share your love for U Street and have a final chance to contribute to a community art project (to be displayed during the event). CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AUGUST 29TH PODCAST INTERVIEW
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SEPTEMBER 1ST SUBSTACK LIVE DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 12TH EVENT AT CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
September is International Underground Railroad Month. During this special month of remembrance, my dad and co-author, Dr. John F. Leeke and I will lead the “Footsteps to Freedom” discussion on September 12th from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market Street, Denton, Maryland.
During the event, we will discuss our book, American Change Agent: A Life & Legacy of Seeking Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion and the Underground Railroad journey our family took to escape slavery in Hagerstown, Maryland, and build a new life as free people in Amherstburg, Canada.
SEPTEMBER 15TH EVENT IN HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND
On Septmber 15th, my dad, Dr. John F. Leeke and I will receive a proclamation from the City of Hagertown that pays tribute to the extraordinary faith, trust, vision, courage, fortitude, and organization of our ancestors, Peter and Catherine Leek who along with their 14 children undertook a treacherous 410-mile journey from Hagerstown to Amherstburg, Canada via the Underground Railroad in approximately 1839.
SEPTEMBER 19TH EVENT AT THE LEWIS MUSEUM
Ananda Leeke 