Jonathan 'Chaka' Mahone

Jonathan 'Chaka' Mahone is a visionary storyteller who believes in the power of art, and the importance of the artist as a community catalyst for social and cultural change, economic development, healing, planning, and collective conversation. Centering arts and culture as an essential tool for community building, mutual aid, healing, conversation, impact, advocacy, and resilience for 20+ years led Mahone to establishing DAWA (dawaheals.org) in 2019. Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action is an Austin-based non-profit organization that honors, celebrates, and empowers the essential work of BIPOC community frontliners through direct financial support and culturally relevant health-centered programming.