04/06/2026
I started HBC nearly 20 years ago trying to leave a toxic work environment and get closer to theater and advocacy. Rest in Power to Mama JoAnn Williams who slid me that first contract.
In the early years, I provided direct services in schools, prisons, and group homes, working closely with young people and communities navigating systems that were not built to support them.
Today, HBC430 works with justice seeking organizations and leaders who serve those same communities. I support research, documentation, and strategy, which has allowed me to extend impact across sectors and issues.
My work has contributed to internal archives, supported political education campaigns, elevated partners into major publications including the New York Times, and helped founders transition out of leadership in ways that protect the continuity of their work.
At this stage, I am interested in working with:
Justice seeking digital + print campaigns
Organizations navigating growth + transition
Narrative development + communication strategy
Long term planning + program direction
Please note: I am an executive consultant. I work at the level of direction, decision making, and system building. In many cases, clients do not have the resources to separate consulting from contract support, so I remain engaged in hands on implementation. That proximity to the work does not change my role. I am not an assistant or an intern.
I offer sliding scale fees to Black led and Black serving work.
My books are open.
I am also returning to speaking, facilitation, and training and would love to be in conversation with people discussing storytelling and applied theater as research. How Black narrative traditions function as evidence, pattern recognition, and collective memory that can inform real decisions. I am also interested in examining how institutions decide what counts as valid data and how we can rethink how information is gathered and used.
If this aligns, reach out.
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Maryam
