Today, we bring you Part 2 of our interview of Tom Adams and Joy Jones about their new book, A Marriage that Changed the World: Lois and Bill Wilson and the Addiction Recovery Movement.
Tom Adams writes and speaks on topics vital to the intersection of our personal lives with our community and global lives. He has been engaged in and written about nonprofit leadership and transitions, spirituality and spiritual growth, and how each of us contributes to a more just and equitable world, as well as recovery from addictions and the Twelve-Step recovery process. He is also the author of "The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide” and has made significant contributions to the development of nonprofit practice related to executive transitions, succession planning, and sustainability.
Joy Jones is a trainer, performance poet, playwright and author of several books including the YA novel Jayla Jumps In and the picture book, The Sky Is Not Blue (published by Free Spirit Press"}, as well as Private Lessons: A Book of Meditations for Teachers; Tambourine Moon (selected as one of the best books for children by the Black Caucus of the ALA and featured on the Bernie Mac Show); and Fearless Public Speaking.
She has won awards for her writing from the D. C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, and the Colonial Players Promising Playwrights Competition, plus awards from both the D. C. Department of Recreation & Parks and the D. C. Commission on National & Community Service for outstanding community service. Joy Jones’s provocative op-ed on marriage trends for The Washington Post, “Marriage is for White People”, went viral. She is the director of the arts organization, The Spoken Word, and the founder of the Double Dutch team, DC Retro Jumpers, which has led exhibitions and classes throughout metropolitan Washington and abroad. Joy often leads workshops on creative writing, communications, and black history.
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