Johnnie Ray Kornegay III is a Storyteller, Consultant and Coach. He is the Mobilization Director for Counter Narrative Project, where he advocates around issues impacting Black gay men. He is also the Founder & Artistic Director of STATICC, an arts company with the mission of “delivering beauty to the world.” Johnnie has co-curated World AIDS Day Atlanta events, I AM... - Arts, Activism and HIV (an exhibition at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights) and Canvas: Art, HIV, & The Black LGBTQ Community!. He has interviewed, fine artist, Kia LaBeija on stage at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and delivered a keynote address at Cinema Queer in Stockholm, Sweden. He hosts his own podcast Seeing Sounds, and is the creator of serval bodies of photographic work including Birth of a Black Gay King and NAKED, both projects exploring the topic of Black gay men and body image. Johnnie currently serves as Co-Chair of the Georgia HIV Justice Coalition, a broad-based coalition of both individuals and organizations working across movements to bring an end to the criminalization of people living with HIV. He is the winner of a 2017 Barbara Vick Impact Award for his contributions in response to the impact of HIV in Atlanta. His work has been featured prominently in Positively Aware Magazine, WUSSY and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is currently based in his hometown of Chester, PA.

www.staticc.com
www.johnnieraykornegay.com

Loving On Yourself w. Johnnie Ray Kornegay III

Leon Cauthen was born in the 70s. Raised in New York City, the land of Timbs and fitted caps. It was a grittier time in the streets of downtown Brooklyn when crack vials littered the streets like sunflower seeds. David’s, of course. 8 Ball jackets were high fashion. The Decepticons terrorized many of the neighborhoods and schools back then. And, Farragut and Fort Greene projects were the neighborhoods that nurtured him. 

Leon would later attend Fisk University in Nashville, but would go on to earn his bachelor's degree from The City College of New York and an MBA in Sustainability and Organizational Management from Antioch University New England. Through his studies he has developed a passion for dispelling the false narrative of scarcity in favor of more equitable distribution of resources to all global citizens.

He is a co-host of the hilariously funny podcast, Decoding 40. Decoding 40 is a weekly podcast where the hosts explore, debate and discuss life as entrepreneurs, husbands and parents from the perspective of four African American men.  

He enjoys whiskey, tequila, tacos and has recently adopted intermittent fasting to manage his caloric retention. 

He currently lives in Harlem with his wife and two sons.

Breaking Chains w. L.O. of Decoding 40 Podcast

The purpose of this podcast is to create a space for US (people of color) to tell our stories that can in someway or somehow encourage others or bring about some form of social chang & personal growth. Every story that is shared is an opportunity for the listener to learn and grow.  We are not in this alone. No matter what the story, whether it’s personal, professional, emotional, spiritual, financial, It's your story to tell.

We all have a story and every story needs to be told!
IT IS TIME TO SHARE YOUR STORY!!

The Dear You Project - Hosted by PJ Ryan