Atrayus Goode

Change agent, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Public servant, Social entrepreneur, Student

Seeing such a need to address the educational and social needs of underrepresented populations, Atrayus founded Movement of Youth (MOY) in 2006 as a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MOY is based off a similar program that Atrayus completed during middle- and high-school sponsored by the Greater Charlotte Chapter of the 100 Black Men of America. Atrayus has global social justice experience, including consulting in South Africa with Vuleka Schools—a network of independent schools founded in 1989 by the Anglican Church in response to the crisis in black education during the apartheid years—and leading an all-Black delegation to Cuba with Witness for Peace to examine historical and present-day Cuban realities through a lens focused on race, gender, and other aspects of Cuban identity. Recently, Atrayus traveled to Palestine/Israel with Interfaith Peace Builders to investigate incarceration, detention, and political prisoners. An active member of the community, Atrayus is Co-Chair of My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Orange County, an Advisory Board Member with the North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs, and a member of the National Board of Directors of Witness for Peace. Atrayus is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Christian Practice from Duke University Divinity School. He holds a Master's of Science in Organization Development from the American University School of Public Affairs in Washington, DC and an A.B. in Communication Studies with a concentration in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at UNC, Atrayus was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece, the University’s oldest and highest honorary society.

Doing No Harm

The greatest sin is indifference.

I gave a TEDx Talk while working as a janitor.

The Legend of Zelda