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The Happily Natural Day Happily Natural Day promotes holistic health, culture and social change.

Happily Natural Day is grassroots festival dedicated to holistic health, cultural awareness and social change. The festival promotes pride in being of African descent because for over 400 years Africans all over the globe were taught by the western educational system that African people were savages. Happily Natural Day has now reached it's 14th consecutive year in Richmond Virginia - the former capital of the confederacy.

Thoughts on Adaptive Leadership
04/12/2025

Thoughts on Adaptive Leadership

Over the past year; I have embraced the idea of adaptive leadership. Our traditional conditioning teaches us that leaders are the ones with the instructions, they tell us what to do and we follow t…

DECONSTRUCTING LINCOLN – A BLACK SILENT FILM (MADE IN RVA)
03/12/2025

DECONSTRUCTING LINCOLN – A BLACK SILENT FILM (MADE IN RVA)

The shooting of the Lincoln movie was huge for the city of Richmond. It continues to generate tourism dollars for the city and is attracting more movies to be shot here. Being that I worked downtow…

The State of the Work Circa 2018
03/12/2025

The State of the Work Circa 2018

Richmond’s built environment bears the scars of racial inequality inherent in slavery, Jim Crow discrimination and economic marginalization. We see the ripple effects in who has access to hea…

Thoughts on Housing Discrimination
03/12/2025

Thoughts on Housing Discrimination

If one were desirous of explaining the difference yet the inextricable link between individual racism and institutional racism one would need to look no further than the topic of housing discrimina…

Thoughts on Cultural Genocide
03/12/2025

Thoughts on Cultural Genocide

I remember vividly; as if it had happened yesterday – the first time I had the pleasure of traveling to London. For those who are unaware of the reality of the UK; particularly London or Pari…

Remarks on The Face of Hunger : Our Neighbor in Need
03/12/2025

Remarks on The Face of Hunger : Our Neighbor in Need

I was invited to speak at Emmanuel Episocal Church on hunger in the city of Richmond as a part of their Sunday Forum in Lent in March of 2013: Serving our Neighbor in Need series; the following are…

Watch “Afrikan Sovereignty – Mwalimu Baruti” on YouTube
02/12/2025

Watch “Afrikan Sovereignty – Mwalimu Baruti” on YouTube

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Thoughts on Being Vulnerable
02/12/2025

Thoughts on Being Vulnerable

Vulnerability, the ability to allow your weakness and flaw to be exposed without refrain of shame or casigation. We rarely let our guard down and allow out authentic selves to be revealed to others…

  Happily Natural Day in Atlantis
02/12/2025

Happily Natural Day in Atlantis

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Thoughts on Moving Past Race
02/12/2025

Thoughts on Moving Past Race

I am deeply concerned that as we attempt to move past race in America; we will do so without examining its role in creating inter-generational poverty or providing a remedy for the economic legacy …

JOHN MITCHELL JR. – FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM BY WRITING FOR JUSTICE
02/12/2025

JOHN MITCHELL JR. – FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM BY WRITING FOR JUSTICE

African history is so awe inspiring to me. Being an African born in Richmond , Virginia makes me particularly interested in the story of people of African descent from right here in my hometown. In…

Ways to Support Black Urban Farmers in Your Area
01/12/2025

Ways to Support Black Urban Farmers in Your Area

1. Join a CSA: A CSA (Community Sustained Agriculture) is a share of the farmers harvest for a season (3 months). You enter into an agreement with the farmer in advance of his/her planting and inve…

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