The First Reality Check: Why I’m Giving These Stories a Voice
"Sometimes, all that is needed is a real story to spark a real change." My name is John Egwakhide Unuane , and I have always been drawn to understanding people, not just by what they say, but by what they feel and often struggle to express. I think a lot about the things people don’t say. The quiet struggles. The unspoken questions. The moments that don’t make it to the surface but define so much of who we are. Over time, it became clear to me that many of these stories are left untold, not because they are unimportant, but because they are uncomfortable, complex, or simply overlooked. Yet, those are often the stories that matter the most. The Intersection of Data and Heart I’ve spent much of my life navigating two seemingly different worlds. In one, I am a director and a data science student, looking at the world through the lens of systems, fundraising targets, and analytical models. In the other, I am a musician and a storyteller, searching for the perfect harmony in a ...