TEAM

 

[PURPOSE] is the essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history. Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill.

— Chadwick Boseman

 
 
 

Marisa L.R. Prince

Marisa Prince is passionate about building bold, creative initiatives that facilitate transformative experiences. She's produced over twenty projects, and her short film, "Awakenings", was submitted for consideration for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Short Film. In addition to earning a B.A. in Sociology from Spelman College and a JD from Boston College Law School, Prince is also a proud graduate of the Los Angeles Film School’s Immersion Producing Program.

 

Calvin D. Lee

Calvin Lee is an emerging activist and social entrepreneur captivated by the idea of a “radical togetherness”. From working in a U.S. Senate Race to serving with multiple international non-profits, he has been actively bridging racial, cultural, religious and political divides since 2014. Calvin earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

 

In 2018, Marisa and Calvin Co-Founded American Awakening, an Arts/Entertainment Campaign raging against the divisiveness of the 2020 political cycle. The AA Team (spread across Massachusetts, Tennessee, Florida & Hawaii) partnered with William Morris Endeavor (WME), HarperCollins/Zondervan Publishing, Relevant Media Group, Christianity Today, Premier Productions, and Q Ideas to produce/distribute a book, 71 episode podcast, global concert event, daily devotional, published articles, docuseries sizzle reel and national thought-leader gatherings. 

In 2020, Prince & Lee launched [GOSPEL], an initiative to curate creative spaces to catalyze more for the American Christian Church. Their Film, “Are We There YET” premiered in Fall 2022, and served as a central organizing tool for the January 2023 Boston Activation Experience, a citywide gathering to combat Christian Nationalism.