Diane
Latiker
700 Club
Author, Kids Off the Block (Baker Books, 2020); CNN Top Ten Hero of the Year (2011)
BET Shine the Light Award (2013)
Spoke at US House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on gun violence (2019)
Graduate of Goldin Institute as 2019 Chicago Peace Fellow
Speaker featured by national TV outlets—NBC News CBS News, NPR’s Weekend Edition, Ebony Magazine, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, and more
Married with 8 adult children, 13 grandchildren