Leslie Haskin is New York Times Best-Selling Author and human rights advocate.
Best known for her miraculous escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Leslie's incredible story of survival is the subject of a documentary and countless commentaries.
From her climb up the corporate ladder to PTSD and homelessness and recovery, her awe inspiring message of overcoming has reached millions of people throughout the United States and Europe.
She has partnered with federal agencies and community leaders to implement programs that improve the quality of life for black men and their families; combating gang violence and the high rates of unemployment, brutality, mis-education and brutality on both sides of the aisle.
Leslie regularly takes part in discussions at the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington DC, and says that her goal is to use her platform to facilitate healthy communities of strong productive families of all races.
She hosts a weekly podcast called, "The Checkpoint", and facilitates small groups and weekend conferences aimed at smart safe conversations that create actions steps to close racial gaps.
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