Dr. Maisha Laini Grant

Dr. Maisha Laini Grant is a writer, educator, ordained clergy, and cancer survivor who has authored six academic works and has been featured on television, podcasts, and national conferences for her expertise in ethical leadership. Her story "Speak Life" was highlighted in Caring in Crisis, and she launched Maisha's Melodies, a YouTube ministry blending storytelling, scripture, and song. Her literacybased nonprofit, All God's Children Can Read, has transformed educational obstacles into oases of opportunity.Dr. Grant has served as a teacher, principal, adjunct faculty, and director at Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A proud Gullah Geechee native and Harvard graduate, she draws on her cultural heritage to infuse her writing with history, faith, and hope.