BIOGRAPHY
FIDEL T. RODRIGUEZ
For over 30 years, Fidel Rodriguez has worked as a producer, educator, mentor, and community organizer. Fidel produced several number-one-rated Hip-Hop radio programs for Clear Channel and Pacifica Radio and has planned educational conferences, Hip-Hop concerts, and wellness training for numerous government and non-profit entities. Fidel has spoken internationally on topics such as, but not limited to, Wellness, Native American and African cultures, Colonialism, and Capitalism with the intention of harboring paradigm shifts amongst audiences.
For over a decade, Fidel has worked for the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission as a Human Relations Specialist. He develops art intervention projects to fight against hate, facilitates adult leadership training, and leads youth development programs for those impacted by childhood trauma. Much of Fidel's professional advocacy and activism has been informed by his own journey to healing childhood trauma and the systemic trauma induced by his experiences in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
Fidel's commitment to raising the consciousness of youth and young adults, through community organizing in the streets of Los Angeles, has been profoundly inspired by his mentors, love for education, and most significantly, his inititiations into Mexican, Native American, and African traditional medicines and religions. These experiences have equipped him with the historical context to understand the complexities of our society and developed his capacity for equanimity, empathy, and compassion.
Fidel is a thought leader, innovative, and visionary. Fidel graduated from the University of Southern California as a McNair Scholar with degrees in Chicano/Latino and African American studies. Additionally, he is a certified trainer for Franklin Covey and an initiated Awo, one who possesses specialized esoteric knowledge in the ancient wisdom of Ifa. He was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, and is of Indigenous, Mexican, and African descent.
