Chicagoan You Need To Know: CHI-RISE Director Messiah Equiano

Messiah Equiano, director of CHI-RISE, is a Chicagoan you need to know.

Equiano joined us to chat about CHI-RISE, a concept he founded that is shining a positive light on Chicagoans rising above their struggles in order to succeed.

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For more about CHI-RISE, visit his Facebook page here.