We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Conscious Lee. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Conscious below.
Alright, Conscious thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
In 2021 by using my social media platform, I helped and contributed to getingt Julius Jones, an incarcerated person on death row in Oklahoma who was scheduled to be executed commuted to a life sentence. Julius Jones is a Black man from Oklahoma who was unjustly convicted for murder where compelling evidence proves his innocence. I’ve also been working with Palestinians and others on social media currently raise awareness of the genocide going on in Palestine.
Conscious , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
George “Conscious” Lee is a dynamic orator, innovator, educator, and influential content creator. Providing workshop facilitations, online courses, consultations and digital marketing, Conscious Lee is multifaceted entrepreneur.
His work sits at the intersection of media, socio-political issues, and popular culture. Lee is “purposefully provocative” as a tool to elevate and educate around pertinent topics of his generation through social media content, speaking engagements, lectures and online courses. Lee believes: You cannot change what you don’t know needs to be changed. His work aids people in uncovering what needs to be changed and equips them with the tools on how to change. The starting point is “consciousness.” His style provokes dialogue and conflict meant to inspire transformation. Lee has developed a brand of educational entertainment that translates an understanding of oppression, consciousness, intersectionality, and gender identity to both the TikTok generation and baby Boomers alike..
Born in Bryan, Texas to incarcerated parents, Lee overcame childhood adversity to attend the University of Oklahoma where he received a Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees while becoming one of the top college debaters in the country. He was a member of the first African-American duo to become number one seed in the National Debate Tournament, where they were touted for their unique introduction of hip hop to to sustain sophisticated arguments. Lee’s masterful knowledge of Hip Hop culture and his academic expertise across African-American Studies, Human Relations and Higher Education enable him to connect across audiences and deliver impactful results through Conscious University. Lee has also led dozens of workshops and taught at more than six educational institutions.
Conscious Lee has a dedicated, engaged audience of over 3M across TikTok, IG, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. His work was recognized as a 2022 receipt of YouTube’s Content Creator Choice award. In 2022, he was also nominated for his first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Social Media Personality and was selected in the second creator class of YouTube’s Black Voices Fund. . His views have garnered millions of views and been featured in Forbes, Essence, the Washington Post, Yahoo Life, The Atlantic, Business Insider and The New York Times. He has partnered with organizations including BET, YouTube, University of Kentucky, and many more! In his free time Lee enjoys traveling, attending trail rides in rural Texas and creating memories with his family.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
My biggest supporter will probably be stranger and somebody I know will probably be my biggest hater. I learned that by realizing the people around typically have the hardest time seeing your vision and giving you support until its cool, trendy and other folks are supporting. ON Facebook creating content exclusively for my family members, old coworkers and classmates from college along with highschool didnt give me that much engagement but the strangers on tiktok, twitter and instagram was different.
Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Wish I knew how attainable a lawyer was in the beginning of career because I couldve avoided some bad business deals.
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