Executive Producer & Narrator of “Recovering the Stories,” Artist, Educator, Community Archivist, Founder, The IF Institute, Presidential Leadership Scholar, Founding ED, Dallas TRHT & Bachman Lake Together, ΩΨΦhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3mcsdymb4a22iCome hang out with me for SMU’s Dream Week, and learn about Rev. Dr. King, Jr.’s visits to DFW (and the work he left for us to complete)! Date: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 Location: Hughes-Trigg Student Center Chamber SMU (3140 Dyer St, Dallas, TX 75205) Time: 12PM-1PM Register below:19 Jan 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsdymb4a22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3mc23pazess2fHow policing has been my entire life. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc23pazess2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3m7nvtqcq6c22Always great to see your name, @prisonculture.bsky.social, in this museum. Wondering how you feel about your picture 😂10 Dec 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nvtqcq6c22https://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3m6gjr56bnc26https://dallasweekly.com/2025/11/recovering-stories-emmy-win/25 Nov 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gjr56bnc26https://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3m64i7qnefc27https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/kera-and-jerry-hawkins-win-emmy-for-documentary-series/21 Nov 2025 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64i7qnefc27https://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3m4mpc4n5oc2gJoin me and KERA Sunday, Nov. 2, 2:45pm at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, where will be screening the Emmy-nominated series Recovering the Stories at the Lone Star Film Festival, followed by a post-screening Q&A. Tickets and more information here: https://lsff25.eventive.org/schedule/68ddda2f9dd9becbcc87efb1?utm_source=KERA&utm_campaign=ade361ebb2-251029-TV-News-Prospects-RecoveringtheStories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a92173a049-16378627002 Nov 2025 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mpc4n5oc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3lvvu5qfafc2wJoin me and the Oak Cliff Cultural Center (OC3) at the Texas Theatre for a screening of At the Pan-African Connection (2025) on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 4:30 PM (doors at 4:00 PM). This presentation of the film is open to the public. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-pan-african-connection-film-screening-tickets-148113310197908 Aug 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvu5qfafc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3lp6cejzwhk2kI recently wrote about a new documentary, “At The Pan-African Connection,” and its filmmaker, Anthony Asota. I sat down with Asota and interviewed him about his life and the film. Check it out: https://dallasweekly.com/2025/05/anthony-asota-films-documentary/15 May 2025 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp6cejzwhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3lo24hsqjfk26Join me and KERA, May 1st at 6 p.m., at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a free screening of Recovering the Stories: Exploring the History and Resilience of Dallas Communities, followed by a legendary community member discussion! Register here: members.kera.org/190/19730 Apr 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo24hsqjfk26https://bsky.app/profile/jerryleads.bsky.social/post/3ll3tn3wqc22hJust read this about Dallas, TX in a 58 yr old book that applies today: “Benevolence is a thin disguise for the elimination of the democratic process…Those who arrogate unto themselves control of Dallas fail to understand the implications of their deeds in a democratic society”24 Mar 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:52uv4eaft5vdilt2fvd5s23l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3tn3wqc22h