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Lathan Word brings a firsthand message of survival, choices, injustice, faith, resilience, restoration, and purpose to audiences across generations.
His presentations are built around lived experience—not theory.
Whether speaking to students standing at a crossroads, people rebuilding their lives, congregations walking through difficult seasons, or future lawyers studying justice, or prisoners awaiting to searching for the exit. Lathan challenges audiences to think differently about the decisions they make and the purpose that can emerge from pain.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE 1
ONE FALSE MOVE
Youth • Schools • Mentoring Programs
One decision can change the direction of a life.
This presentation speaks directly to young people about:
Choices and consequences
Peer pressure
Anger and emotional reactions
The influence of your circle
Identity
Decision-making
Second chances
Your life is too valuable to allow one moment to make a permanent decision for you.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE 2
SURVIVING THE CURSE
Churches • Faith Events • Conferences
What happens when you are walking through a maze and cannot see the exit?
This faith-centered message explores:
Faith under pressure
Fear versus purpose
Spiritual perseverance
Anger and emotional decision-making
Waiting on God
Surviving seasons you did not choose
Turning pain into purpose
Lathan challenges audiences not to allow circumstances, fear, or flesh to talk them out of what God may still have ahead.
WHEN SURVIVAL BECOMES YOUR MISSION, FAITH BECOMES YOUR COMPASS.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE 3
LIFE AFTER EXONERATION
Universities • Law Schools • Justice Organizations
The legal system is often studied through statutes, opinions, procedures, and case law.
Lathan brings the human side into the room.
Topics include:
Wrongful conviction
Navigating incarceration
Self-education in law
The fight for freedom
Life after exoneration
Rebuilding identity
Justice advocacy
Reentry
The impact of legal decisions on families
What future lawyers and community leaders should understand
This presentation connects legal education to the human lives affected by the justice system.
AVAILABLE FOR
Conferences and conventions
Churches and faith-based events
Schools and youth programs
Universities and law schools
Reentry and rehabilitation programs
Justice reform organizations
Nonprofits
Community events
Panel discussions
Podcasts and media conversations
Corporate and leadership events