Mr. Matthew D Hale

Matthew D. Hale is a visionary educator, retired U.S. Marine, and award-winning self-published author dedicated to reshaping the landscape of learning through culturally empowering content. As the founder of We Gonna Learn Today (WGLT), a tech-driven educational platform, Hale combines innovation with purpose, bringing Black history, civics, financial literacy, and coding into classrooms, communities, and homes across the nation.

He is best known for creating the Black Historical Figures Activity Workbook Series, an engaging and interactive collection that highlights the achievements, struggles, and legacies of Black pioneers, inventors, leaders, and changemakers. These workbooks have not only been embraced by educators and families but have also earned media recognition on ABC, FOX 13, 10 Tampa Bay, and Channel 8.

Through his work, Matthew D. Hale continues to inspire future generations with a mission rooted in representation, access, and excellence—ensuring every learner sees themselves in the story of progress. WGLT is empowering minds one student, one family, one neighborhood at a time by teaching Black History, Civics, Financial Literacy, & Coding. Follow us on all social media platform under the name WeGonnaLearnToday.

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