I interviewed Dommartini (Martini) Salien, Sr., who is a KIPP NYC Educator, Author of A Life Worthy of Death, Creator/Host of Shaken, Not Stirred, Founder & Mentor at Nakuona Mentorship LLC, and Combat Veteran. Nakuona means "I see you" in Swahili. Martini is awe-inspiring and one of the most authentic humans and teachers I have met. He shares his dedication to teaching and how he left teaching just for a bit last year only to realize the corporate world was not for him and his heart is truly in education. He gives so much to his students, and shares wisdom and joy with them. He wrote a book, started a podcast, and founded an education non-profit that fosters and cultivates black and brown youth at the same time he went back into teaching. He is a father and shares this "I trans ...