City Nation University (CNU) exists to cultivate spiritually awakened, socially conscious, and culturally grounded leaders for the world. We are more than an academic institution—we are a prophetic, affirming, and Spirit-led learning community where faith and freedom walk hand in hand.

Rooted in the liberation traditions of Black and Brown people and shaped by the creative brilliance of queer and marginalized voices, our mission is clear:

To educate, equip, and empower learners to live out their divine purpose, disrupt systems of oppression, and reimagine the future of faith, theology, and leadership.

CNU offers transformative education through rigorous theological inquiry, conscious leadership formation, and radical innovation. We welcome all who are called to build a freer, more just, and more inclusive world—especially those the traditional church and academy have pushed to the margins.

We affirm the sacred worth of all people (queer, trans, Black, Brown, poor, disabled, neurodiverse) without exception. We do not tolerate exclusion masquerading as theology.

We teach and live a faith that frees the soul, not one that binds it. Our spirituality is expansive, intuitive, and led by the Spirit, not confined by dogma. 

We center Black, Brown, and Indigenous knowledge systems and reclaim the spiritual genius of our ancestors, art, language, and resistance. Our classrooms honor the wisdom of the margins. 

We believe that learning is communal, and leadership requires integrity. We prioritize care, transparency, and restorative practice in all relationships. 

We empower learners to reimagine theology, ministry, business, and culture through creative expression, technology, and enterprise. The future belongs to the imaginative. 

We believe knowledge must touch the body, community, and world. We equip students to do the work of justice, healing, entrepreneurship, and sacred leadership in real time.