Dr. Elisha Hall

Dr. Elisha Hall restores African and Indigenous healing legacies. He is the founder of the African and Indigenous Knowledge Institute (AIKI), a local consulting organization that develops institutions through interactive educational platforms. In 2022, Elisha received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education at the University of Illinois (Chicago). His research centers on how storytelling can heal youth and adults especially when used as self-edification and character development. He fuses his movement work with healing justice scholarship to provide restoration for African and Indigenous communities across the African world. Currently, he is the African American Engagement Director with Compassion & Choices.