Will Hall
Will Hall
Will Hallis an American mental health advocate, counselor, writer, and teacher. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he is a leader in the peer support movement and is an organizer within the psychiatric survivors movement. Hall advocates the recovery approach to mental illness and is recognized internationally as an innovator in the treatment and societal response to psychosis...
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'Hurt Village' is based on a real housing project in Memphis, about three minutes away from the Lorraine Hotel where Dr. King was assassinated, so in my work I'm focusing on a very specific area in Memphis. I see 'Hurt Village' as a natural extension of 'The Mountaintop.'
Become your dream, and not be told what you are supposed to do.
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I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.
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Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in audiences of color and continue to go out to our community and create a continuous connection that extends beyond the one black show in the season.
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I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the moment of pause on April 4th - he was just a statue to me. I wanted to make him a little bit more real to me as a human being.
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In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.
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I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have lived in that particular given circumstance.
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I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue.
I'm very opinionated, very intelligent and not afraid to show that.
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I'm very Southern in the way I walk in the world. I love to laugh. I love to eat. I love to hug people. But if somebody makes me mad, my neck may roll. I can be aggressive with a Southern twang.
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Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you.
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I was looking for a fastball in and something I could drive. It was pretty much in the exact spot I took my warm-up swings.
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Kind words, kind looks, kind acts and warm handshakes, these are means of grace when men in trouble are fighting their unseen battles
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Kevin showed me so much as far as what it takes to be a true pro. If I'm fortunate enough to go to the Pro Bowl this year, I'm paying for Kevin, his wife and kids to go, too.