Hip-Hop Pedagogy & Trauma-Informed Service: Paul Willis on City Year, Crisis Leadership, and Healing
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Hip-Hop Pedagogy & Trauma-Informed Service: Paul Willis on City Year, Crisis Leadership, and Healing
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Leadership doesn't require a full résumé it requires showing up with integrity when everything is unstable." In this episode of Service Titans, host Anton Taylor sits down with Paul Willis—a hip-hop educator, artist, and six-year AmeriCorps veteran. Paul shares his raw journey from entering City Year while unhoused to stepping up as a service leader when management collapsed. He breaks down how trauma-informed training altered his life, the weight of Black male representation in education, and how he leverages hip-hop as a tool for healing, leadership, and culturally responsive learning through his national Hip Hop Leadership Project.
Key Highlights
Overcoming Housing Instability: Navigating the transition from an unhoused youth raised by his grandmother to a six-term AmeriCorps veteran and national advocate.
Trauma-Informed Service: Applying structured trauma-informed care to heal personal history while supporting students facing systemic adversity.
Crisis Leadership: Finding your voice and stepping up to guide a team when leadership structures fail.
Hip-Hop as Leadership Pedagogy: Utilizing beats, bars, and curriculum to drive educational equity, youth engagement, and emotional healing.
Representation & Collective Responsibility: Navigating the realities of Black male service leadership while prioritizing team trust over personal ego.
Connect & Resource Links
Guest: Paul Willis (Hip-Hop Leadership | Artist Site | Instagram)
Host: Anton Taylor (LinkedIn)
Community: Follow the Service Titans LinkedIn Page and subscribe to our podcast on Spotify.
Episode Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
01:05 – Why AmeriCorps Matters & Paying It Forward
03:46 – First-Year Reality Check: Entering Service Unhoused
05:55 – Returning to Serve at His Former School
07:30 – Trauma Healing & Personal Growth
13:06 – Finding His Voice & Stepping into Crisis Leadership
21:02 – Representation & Responsibility as a Black Leader
25:31 – Teamwork Over Ego: Leading Through Chaos
29:05 – Service Titan Spotlight & Charlie Rose Mentorship
33:48 – The Hip-Hop Leadership Project: Album, Book & Curriculum
36:11 – Closing Remarks & California Book Tour
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