Nonprofit CEO Discusses Why Representation Matters in Literacy | Adeola Whitney
October 16, 2025
Originally posted on and by Hart & Hustle
When 90% of your students are Black and Brown, representation isn’t just important鈥攊t’s everything. Adeola Whitney, CEO of JVID视频, shares how she transformed from pre-med student to leading a national literacy movement serving thousands of students across 14 communities. In this conversation with Efrain, Adeola reveals why authentic leadership matters, how one hour of volunteering can change a child’s life, and why JVID视频 created their own diverse book series when they couldn’t find decodable texts with kids of color as protagonists.