Ep 35 - Rai King - Empowerment Wednesday

Rai King is an educator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and non-profit leader. Graduating from Spelman College with a degree in Early Childhood Development and from Arizona State University with a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, Rai was an elementary school teacher for 16 years.  A teacher’s teacher, Rai often jokes that she has taught in every way possible to teach-from public, private, parochial, and charter schools, to homeschool, and even international school. As a nonprofit leader, Rai served as the Equity and Learning Director for City Year New York. She also chairs the board of directors for a local Brooklyn nonprofit, Read 718 which specializes in providing one-on-one tutoring to low-income students. In response to the Covid pandemic, Rai recognized a major gap in kids’ enrichment opportunities and started her own nonprofit called Hands-In Learning-an education group providing academic and arts classes to families all over the world regardless of their ability to pay. In addition to being a wife, mother of 5, and doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, Rai currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for The North Star media group. WEBSITES: Hands In Learning Co-Op, Founder - https://www.handsinlearning.com/ The North Star media group, COO - https://www.thenorthstar.com/ INSTAGRAM: Personal - https://www.instagram.com/mrsraiking/ Hands In Co-Op - https://www.instagram.com/handsincoop/ The North Star - https://www.instagram.com/thenorthstarmedia/ WOC (Woc At Work) - https://www.instagram.com/wocatworkpodcast/ Married to the Movement - https://www.instagram.com/marriedtothemovement/