On February 21 our speakers will be from the Tariq Khamsa Foundation, an organization dedicated to teaching and inspiring peace, hope, and forgiveness in youth and setting them on a path towards opportunity. TKF was founded in 1995, after college student Tariq Khamisa was killed by a 14-year-old gang member, Tony Hicks. Tony was tried as an adult and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Tariq’s father, Azim Khamisa, felt this tragedy created victims on both ends of the gun. Azim, in an act of extraordinary grace and forgiveness, reached out to Tony’s grandfather, Ples Felix. The two men came together in the spirit of healing to end youth violence.
The two men recently did a TED talk featured below, that we'd encourage you all to watch before they come present to our club. You'll be inspired and have a better appreciation for the journey these two men have been on over the last couple decades: