About Us
Dr. Kendra Outler is a Chicago-based anesthesiologist, founder of Uzima Health & Wellness, and a firm believer that storytelling is one of the most powerful pathways to healing, visibility and change.
Dr. Kendra works at the frontlines of life's most vulnerable moments — where fear, uncertainty, pain and hope exist side by side.
On Uzima Health & Wellness, Dr. Kendra publishes an interdisciplinary newsletter blending Black culture, health and medicine. Her writing, such as The risks of cutting Medicaid: The return of the welfare queen, bridges the clinical and the deeply human. Each piece weaves advocacy with compassion to illuminate the lived experiences at the heart of health equity.
We are deeply grateful to Dr. Kendra Outler and Uzima Health & Wellness for supporting Freedom & Fire: A Juneteenth Creative Reckoning — and for championing creative expression as a pathway toward healing, reflection and collective empowerment.
You can subscribe to Dr. Kendra’s newsletter, listen to her podcast or follow her on LinkedIn and Medium.
Freedom & Fire's creative expression coach, Georgia Scott, is an award-winning journalist, author and global storyteller whose work has taken her across 56 countries and into the heart of conversations that matter. She has spent decades using words to connect people, challenge assumptions and spark meaningful dialogue.
Her byline has appeared in The New York Times, where she worked as an art director and graphic artist 15 years, and Essence, for which she was one of the magazine’s first online bloggers. As an art director, Georgia's work has extended far beyond American borders, with The International Herald Tribune in Paris, and several publications in Seoul.
Georgia is the author of two groundbreaking nonfiction titles. Headwraps: A Global Journey explores the rich cultural and historical significance of one of the world's most universal and symbolic garments. Down There: Narratives About the Joy, Aroma and Overall Existence of the Bush — now in its fourth edition — is a testament to her commitment to tackling subjects others shy away from. Her children's books, including How Langston Leaf Delayed Winter, Everyday Hugs, Good Hugs – Bad Hugs, and Stranger Danger, reflect her deep belief that important conversations can be fun and should begin early.