LAWRENCE TOTIMEH JR.
The Story · The Receipts

One man.
Many rooms.

Civic educator. Community activist. Combat veteran. Championship coach, USA and Liberia. Program coordinator. Public speaker. Founder.

Born in Newark. Raised across four cities. First-generation American with Liberian roots. Every lane below is receipts, not résumé talk.

Civic educator10+ yrs educatorU.S. Army · IraqCIF ChampionLBA ChampionTEDx SpeakerFounder
Lawrence Totimeh Jr. in a gray suit with a Liberian flag lapel pin
Liberian diaspora conference · Washington, DC
01 / THE CLASSROOM

Ten-plus years teaching, from DC to LA

Educator, junior admin, and CTE instructor. A decade-plus helping students get their reps in, and now building study systems so the learning follows them home on their phones.

Lawrence teaching a room full of students
In the classroom
02 / THE SIDELINE

Championship coach, two continents

February 20, 2019: the Alain LeRoy Locke Lady Saints won the CIF Los Angeles City Section Division IV Championship, the school's first city title in more than three decades. Head coach: Lawrence Totimeh.

2026: D-Rockas, the women's team he coaches and helps run in Liberia, won the Liberia Basketball Association women's championship, closing out the Flames 61–58 in Game 5.

2019 CIF Division IV City Champions, the Alain LeRoy Locke Lady Saints with Head Coach Lawrence Totimeh
CIF City Champions · Feb 20, 2019 · Locke 48, Animo Watts 31
03 / THE UNIFORM

Combat veteran

U.S. Army. Served in Baghdad, Iraq in 2011 under Operation New Dawn as a door gunner with the 224th Aviation. A decorated soldier and an honorable leader.

Lawrence in uniform in front of a Black Hawk helicopter
Iraq · Operation New Dawn · 224th Aviation
Lawrence in a flight helmet aboard a helicopter
Door gunner position over Baghdad, in black and white
Lawrence beside an Iraqi Air Force helicopter on the flight line
Lawrence at the open door of a Black Hawk
04 / THE MOTHERLAND

Back to Liberia

In 2020 he founded Liberia Forward, putting agriculture, infrastructure, and digital skills to work in the country his parents came from. Then he took the TEDx stage in Monrovia to talk about it.

TEDxSinkor · Monrovia, Liberia
How We Use Agriculture To Foster Growth & Opportunity
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Lawrence seated beside the TEDxSinkor screen in Monrovia
TEDxSinkor · Monrovia, Liberia
Lawrence teaching a digital skills session to young people in Monrovia
Teaching digital skills · Monrovia
Lawrence and the Liberia Forward team holding the Certificate of Recognition
Certificate of Recognition · City Government of Monrovia · Dec. 29, 2021
Lawrence receiving the certificate on stage at Diaspora Day Dinner Night, Monrovia City Hall
Diaspora Day Dinner Night · Monrovia City Hall
Certificate of Recognition awarded to Liberia Forward by the City Government of Monrovia for its services to the Liberian society
For its services to the Liberian society
05 / THE CULTURE

DMV City Slickerz

Started with his friends, the Slickerz turned line dancing into a DMV movement: free classes at Alethia Tanner Park, day parties, and stages from National Harbor to the H Street Festival in front of thousands.

DMV City Slickerz line dancing in the streets of Washington, DC
Slickerz in the streets · Washington, DC
06 / THE MIC

The host who runs the room

Weddings, banquets, and festivals across the DMV: grand entrances, toasts, transitions, and the energy in between. Stages from the Smithsonian NMAAHC to California to West Africa.

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Lawrence on the mic at an outdoor event
On the mic
07 / THE COMMUNITY

Serving where he lives

During the 2020 protests in Los Angeles, his photo led a Los Angeles Times investigation into police tactics, images of him marching were featured by The New York Times, and footage aired on ESPN's First Take. He fights for human rights while educating and building community at the same time.

Lawrence standing face to face with a police line at a 2020 protest in Los Angeles
Standing on it · Los Angeles, 2020
08 / THE LEVERS

The School of Law

Plain-language lessons on how the justice system works, taught one real Mississippi case at a time: civil lawsuits, discovery, probable cause, new evidence, and the federal path. 1,000+ subscribers on YouTube and growing. After the lessons comes The Community: learn the law, document, act.

Lawrence is an educator, not an attorney.

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The Record

The timeline

1987
Born Lawrence Kwame Totimeh Jr. in Newark, New Jersey. First-generation American, Liberian roots.
1990s
A childhood across four cities: Newark, Norfolk, the Atlanta metro, and Woodbridge, Virginia. Ten schools before Forest Park High School.
2000s
Virginia State University. Three-time Trojan graduate: bachelor's degree, graduate certificate in Project Management, and an M.S. in Career & Technical Studies.
2011
Served in Baghdad, Iraq under Operation New Dawn, door gunner with the 224th Aviation. Decorated soldier, honorable leader.
2014
The classroom years begin: juvenile justice, junior admin, teacher, from DC to Los Angeles.
2015
Started his clothing line and T-shirt business, now The Public Stitch.
2019
CIF Division IV City Champions. Head coach of the Locke Lady Saints, the school's first city title in more than three decades.
2020
Founded Liberia Forward: agriculture, infrastructure, and digital skills in Liberia. The TEDxSinkor stage in Monrovia. His photo leads a Los Angeles Times investigation during the George Floyd protests.
2021
Certificate of Recognition from the City Government of Monrovia to Liberia Forward, for its services to the Liberian society. Diaspora Day, Dec. 29.
2026
Liberian women's champions. D-Rockas, the team he coaches and helps run, win the LBA women's title, 61–58 in Game 5.
2026
The School of Law. Launches plain-language lessons on the justice system through a real Mississippi case. 1,000+ subscribers and growing. The Community begins.
Now
Teaching the law to the public on YouTube, building The Community, fighting for human rights in Liberia, running the DMV City Slickerz with his friends, and hosting stages across the DMV, from Art All Night to the H Street Festival.
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