Watch: Nadine Smith, CEO of Equality Florida, on Trump, leadership, and hope for the future...

July 27, 2018

You won’t want to miss this moving speech from Equality Federation’s 2018 Leadership Conference. Nadine Smith of Equality Florida is a powerful storyteller and leader in our movement for justice and equality.

In this inspiring talk, she draws strength from the words of her father, and she talks about leadership, activism, and pushing forward in these difficult political times. Nadine calls on us to ask ourselves what are we wiling to do to disrupt discrimination and white supremacy.

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