In ‘Call and Response,’ L. Michelle Smith explores how the Black church helped shape generations of Black leaders The author combines research, history, and personal reflection to examine how lessons learned in church translated into leadership across industries. by Kay Wicker, The Grio The award-winning, bestselling author and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith was nearly 25 years into her career in corporate media training before she realized where her own prowess really came from. The corporate leader…
I had the absolute privilege of joining Karen Hunter live on her SiriusXM Satellite radio talk show today to discuss Call and Response. She told me the book “felt like home” to her–literally and figuratively. One of the highlights was me sharing how our newest Oscar-award-winning leading man Michael B. Jordan summoned his people when he first mounted the stage for his acceptance speech, leaning into what science calls “social cohesion,” depending on a bond that his people have known…
Dr. DeForrest Soaries invited L. Michelle onto his SiriusXM Satellite radio show, For Your Soul. Listen to the entire show here on Sound Cloud. The interview is in two parts, at the top and bottom of the show. dbsoaries · 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Speech