Rachel Leonidas

Fellowship for Liberated Futures (FFLF) announces its second cohort, welcoming 18 experienced leaders advancing racial and climate justice across the United States. Building on insights from its inaugural cohort, the program deepens its commitment to rest-informed leadership—proving that leader sustainability is movement sustainability. Fellows represent communities from Detroit to Miami, Chicago to Washington DC. The program offers three in-person retreats, year-round coaching, and wellness fun

The Fellowship for Liberated Futures' 2025 Insights Report reveals what happens when frontline Black women and femme justice leaders are given space to rest. Across three retreats and a year of coaching, our inaugural cohort of 17 fellows unlearned grind culture, embraced rest as a leadership practice, and returned to their movements transformed. Discover the four stages of their journey and what it means for the future of sustainable, liberated leadership.

We recently concluded our first cohort with one last in-person retreat in Miami Beach, bringing us all together from across the country...