ANTHONY HENDRICKS
Co-Founder & Director
Anthony Hendricks’ drive, passion, love for humanity, and analytical mind has helped him serve high-paced, innovative, strategically positioned ministries over the past 25 years. Following his career in the corporate space, he entered full-time ministry as the Assistant Pastor at a local Church in Franklin, TN where he helped build a thriving multi-ethnic body. He has helped other multi-ethnic ministries grow and thrive in other cities. The world of racial reconciliation became his calling, and he’s been engaging Christ-followers and non-Christ followers in honest conversation and action around the issues of race and justice. Since 2001, God has allowed him to teach seminars and speak about these issues at Universities, Churches, Schools, and businesses. He and his friend Brad Perry founded THEPUBLIC in 2019 in an effort to educate the Franklin community on issues of race, justice and anti-racism. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of THEPUBLIC. Anthony, his wife Carla, and their four children currently reside in Franklin, TN. Anthony holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, where he graduated with honors, and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership (summa cum laude), from Williamson College.
BRAD PERRY
Co-Founder & Director
Brad is a ninth-generation resident of Franklin, Tennessee. He got his undergraduate degree in Secondary Education (History) from Tennessee Technological University. He received his Master’s degree In Modern History at the Reformation Studies Institute at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Professionally, Brad has been a teacher and coach at the high school and middle school levels and will be entering his twenty fifth year in education. He has taught African American History for the last seventeen years and spoken to various churches, schools, civic groups and businesses across the country about African American history and race related issues. Brad is one of the founders of The Public and a current board member.