EP 45: "Uncomfortable Journeys" featuring Activist/ Community Advocate Hercules E. Reid

Hercules Emile Reid was a student at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) studying Architectural Technology where he graduated and received a Baccalaureate degree in the Spring of 2017. Mr. Reid was a transfer student into the City University of New York (CUNY) system from the Historically Black College, Delaware State University (DSU). While attending Del State, he experienced the power of a student’s voice while serving as Student Government Vice President of his freshman class in 2010. In 2014 Hercules Reid was a part of City Tech’s first cohort of students inducted into the National Honor Society of Leadership and Success. In 2015, Hercules Reid was elected City Tech’s Student Government President and went on to serve a second term for the 2016-2017 academic year. Hercules also served as a CUNY University Student Senate (USS) Delegate in 2015-2016, where he sat on the Events Committee, planning events such as CUNY’s Got Talent. He also played a significant role in fighting for CUNY’s student’s tuition freeze and faculty contracts. During the 2016-2017 academic year, he was elected to serve as Vice-Chair for Legislative Affairs for USS. While serving as Vice-Chair, he also served as a student representative on the CUNY Board of Trustees Committee on Facilities Planning and Management and was instrumental in a student’s return from Iran after the 2017 Muslim ban. Also, Mr. Reid was also Co-Chair of the USS Legislative and Fiscal Affairs Committee and Secretary of the Student Voter Awareness Committee. Hercules then served as the Co-Chair of the City Council CUNY Taskforce as a student representative and went on to become the Legislative Director for CUNY's University Student Senate. Through these opportunities, he took all he learned and experienced as a student leader and ran for NY City Council to represent District 45 in Brooklyn at 26 years old. Hercules is currently an Assistant to the Deputy Borough President in the office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. Follow his journey @hercules_reid on IG #herculesreid Visit www.bemoretoday.com to sign up the BMT 4 BLM 4 Mile Fundraiser Event.  Music by T. Farrell courtesy of Be More Today. Poetry courtesy of Showrocka entitled "Days Project Part 1"