Chris Singleton
Chris Singleton is a former minor league professional baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. Over the last four years Chris has travelled the country giving keynote speeches and has presented to 54 organizations in the 2019 calendar year alone.
Chris has also spread his message through various media outlets and has been featured on ESPN’s E:60, Sports Illustrated magazine, CNN, and The Today Show. In 2019 Chris was featured in the documentary, Emanuel that was produced by NBA All-Star Steph Curry and Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis.
Chris’ mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton was murdered in a race related mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina on June 17th 2015.
Chris inspired this city and the nation by forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.”