My name is Ramona Johnson all my life I was a follower and a weak minded adolescence and teenager who followed the crowd no matter what the consequence, until one day I found myself in a situation, where there was no coming back from. From the ages of 5-19 I encountered mental and physical abuse on many levels. My lack of identity, low self esteem, and the poor choices I made led to life altering changes and I didnt even pull the trigger. Looking back, incarceration was my saving grace. It gave me a pause to figure out who I was and the woman I wanted to become. I eventually found ME. I found this strong woman who desired to break the cycle of violence, to lead, to thrive and to be successful. My mission is to disrupt the root causes of violence/gun violence with a focus and awareness of mental health disparities.

Healing mentally and emotionally played an important role in being successful and healthy. My goal is to utilize my past life experiences and education on many platforms to ensure that people understand what it takes to reenter the community triumphantly, what it takes to understand mental health from a different lens, what the impact of social justice looks like in underserved communities of color and how gun violence appears from all views especially black and brown skin people.   I believe that everyone has a purpose in life. Mine is to educate, serve, empower and uplift. On a Daily basis, I strive to touch and encourage people  to keep pushing, keep moving and to find the mental and emotional strength to overcome obstacles to make their hopes and dreams come true, because its possible. IM LIVING PROOF!.