Finding Purpose with Daniel F. Collins

DescriptionDaniel Collins has had a challenged but also blessed journey. He had it all, then lost it, more than once and now he’s coming back. Daniel is transparent about his journey and the good news is he didn't give up! Daniel continues to be an activist for anti Black racism and prison reform. He's back to give us updates and to talk about his new adventure with a wonderful company that has a unique housing solution designed to make housing more affordable. Welcome back to Change the Narrative with JD Fuller.What You Will Hear:Losing his professional baseball career to drugs and addictionDaniel’s childhood and upbringingLife altering change in prisonBlowing up on social media after his releaseMental health court, therapy and opportunityPrison reformLessons learnedProject LiftContaining Luxury building container homes<br/>
Quotes:“I still had emptiness inside of me, and that's what addiction was for me. It was just filling that void.”“This whole idea of incarceration in and of itself is, to me, barbaric and archaic. Like everything about it.”“It's modern day slavery, the 13th amendment is the abolishment of slavery except when punishable by a crime.”“The black codes literally started targeting black people for nothing other than essentially being black.”“Slave labor was such an integral part of the southern economy that without it the economy will collapse.”
MentionedInstagram @confessionsofaconvictTikTok @dannyfcollinsThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander13th Ava DuVernayProject LiftContaining LuxuryI AM Music Group