On Saturday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Liberty County Performing Arts Center, the City of Hinesville will host its annual Tied to Success Empowerment Workshop. This year’s theme is On the Grind: Pivot. Persist. Prosper. This free event is open to young men aged 12-18.
This year’s keynote speaker will be James Woodall. Woodall has served as the youngest State President of Georgia NAACP 2019-2021, and currently serves as a public policy associate of the Southern Center for Human Rights. Woodall also served as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army for eight years and has been named to Georgia Southern’s “40 Under 40”, “Alumnus of the Year” in 2020.
In 2021, Woodall was named a #Atlanta500 Leader by Atlanta Magazine. He is currently 29 years old. Speakers include Dr. Anthony Johnson Jr., principal of Snelson Golden Middle School, Ta’Mikel Moore, CEO of The Golden Way Co., and Shantez Herrington, City of Hinesville communications director.
To register for this event, visit Eventbrite.com or call 912.876.6573. The address for the Liberty County Performing Arts Center is 2140 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Hinesville.