#45: From Drug Dealing and Prison to Running a Community Center: Royale L'radin on transforming his life

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 12:46 p.m.

Royale is the founder of the RTI Empowerment Center, a non-profit community center that bridges the gap in communities through arts, youth empowerment and community development.by providing a place for classes, clubs, mentorship, support groups and a meeting space.

Before all this, Royale was a drug dealer and ended up spending 3.5 years in jail.

In this interview, Royale talks about:

- Getting into drug dealing after high school

- His thoughts on how the education system can prevent kids from getting into drug dealing

- How prison transformed him to take his life experiences to make sure others don't go down his path

- His thoughts on prisons and how the system can be improved

RTI's Website: http://rtiec.org/

Royale's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalelradin/?hl=en

Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4