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In this episode, Funmilola (Lola) Fagbamila discusses our duty to be a positive reflection of our era. Individually, we should all build a greater intellectual and emotional maturity to connect with the world in a new light, showing more emotion and having more compassion for others. Through her work, Lola has learned what it takes to eliminate draining tasks and use energy to manifest your vision. She also reminds us that you don’t have to choose between helping people and being successful, it’s possible to have it all.

Funmilola is a Nigerian American scholar, activist, playwright and artist. She is the Arts and Culture director for the BLM Los Angeles chapter and a professor of Pan African Studies at California State University. She is an original member of the Black Lives Matter Movement. She frequently speaks on the topics such as critical race theory, criminal justice, health and wellness, black arts and intersectional pan-africanism. Her latest project, “The Intersection”, is a stage play on the complexities of black political identity.

Key Topics

Connection and Judgement

• Lola works for humans to be able to engage each other with greater compassion and with greater intellectual and emotional maturity.


• We’ve been thought that feels are a sign of weakness, but vulnerability makes you stronger.


• If you refuse to show how you feel, you’re preventing yourself from experiencing real connection.


• It’s possible to train our minds to not be so judgemental of ourselves.


• People don’t need to be so hypercritical of themselves and should understand that no one can compare to who you are.

The Intersection

• Lola started conceptualizing the idea for the play 3 years ago.


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