Shamaka Schumake is one of the Gulf Coast's most-requested social and climate justice speakers, as well as a community organizer, momentum builder, author and poet whose global platform has reached and served over 10 thousand people. From a struggling single mom to a community leader, Shamaka' s courage and determination has inspired individuals and groups worldwide and helped countless audiences break through their sense of powerlessness to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential to transform their community and the world.