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Scholarship of the Streets: Dr. Lance Williams

Scholarship of the Streets: Dr. Lance Williams

Episode 11 · · 46:02

Dr. Lance Williams, scholar and author of several books on Chicago's street organizations, brings a unique perspective to understanding gang culture through academic research combine...

Roots in the Ground: Aaron Rivas

Roots in the Ground: Aaron Rivas

Episode 10 · · 37:22

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Aaron Rivas, an outreach leader with New Life Centers, serving Chicago's Little Village community. Aaron shares how a life-changing mome...

Living Where You Serve: Vivian Williams

Living Where You Serve: Vivian Williams

Episode 9 · · 50:11

In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with former Chicago Police Sergeant Vivian Williams about her transformative 30-year career serv...

The Righteous Path: Sadiq Ali

The Righteous Path: Sadiq Ali

Episode 8 · · 35:30

In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Sadiq Ali, co-founder of Muslimatic University and owner of Baahir Imports. After convertin...

Professionalizing Peace: Chico Tillmon

Professionalizing Peace: Chico Tillmon

Episode 7 · · 37:29

In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Dr. Chico Tillman, Executive Director of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Aca...

Content with Purpose: Lil Cuz

Content with Purpose: Lil Cuz

Episode 6 · · 47:25

In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Lil Cuz, a 28-year-old content creator and psychology graduate from Chicago's South Side.Th...

When I Met Forever: Cleopatra Cowley

When I Met Forever: Cleopatra Cowley

Episode 5 · · 34:22

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham are joined by Cleopatra "Cleo" Cowley, founder of Hadiya's Promise and mother of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old honor student who was shot and kill...

Faith, Family, and Second Chances: Dontay "Big Durk" Banks

Faith, Family, and Second Chances: Dontay "Big Durk" Banks

Episode 4 · · 43:07

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Abdul Haqq, also known as Dontay Banks or Big Durk, who served 26 years of a life sentence before becoming a life coach and curriculum s...

Wrongful Conviction to Community Healing: Bilaal Evans

Wrongful Conviction to Community Healing: Bilaal Evans

Episode 3 · · 26:35

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Bilaal Evans, founder of Restorative Project in Englewood, who has been doing gun violence prevention work since 2007.Bilaal shares his ...

The Making of a Peacemaker: Billy Moore

The Making of a Peacemaker: Billy Moore

Episode 2 · · 46:55

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Billy Moore, site manager for Chicago CRED and author of "Until the Lion Speaks." Billy shares his remarkable journey from making a trag...

From Two Worlds: Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham

From Two Worlds: Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham

Episode 1 · · 40:31

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham prove that the most unlikely partnerships can drive real change on Chicago's streets. While Chicago saw a 30% drop in shootings compared with last yea...

This is LTO

This is LTO

Trailer · · 01:59

License to Operate (LTO) takes you inside the streets where former gang members now broker peace and grieving mothers choose forgiveness over revenge.Hosts Kanoya Ali—a west side Chi...