Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II

Biography of Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II

Keith Strickland is the founder and CEO of Making the Transition, Inc., a behavioral modification and life enrichment agency working with inner-city youth and young adults. He has dedicated his life to preventing youth from taking the wrong paths he took. Strickland has developed courses that are taught in schools across the nation, impacting the lives of more than 100,000 youth and young adults. He has consulted for three presidential administrations: Obama, Trump, and Biden. Strickland holds an honorary doctorate from Carver Bible College for his community work and dedication to the advancement of youth. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lucas L. Johnson II is a former reporter for The Associated Press, where he worked for more than twenty years mainly covering politics, education, and prison reform. He also authored the book Finding the Good. First published in 2003, it was rereleased by HarperCollins in 2021. Lucas works in higher education and has taught high school and college students. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.


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