Good News: Baltimore Elementary School Replaces Detention With Meditation!
Robert W. Coleman a school in Baltimore has just won our hearts! There’s no such thing as detention at the Baltimore elementary, instead they have a Mindful Moment Room, a brightly colored “oasis of calm” that looks about as far as you can get from the detention rooms typically used to punish kids. It’s part of a program called Holistic Me, an initiative that teaches children to practice mindful meditation and breathing exercises while encouraging them to talk to behavioral professionals.
BCG Celebrates Three Years of Sunday Soul ATL October 23rd!
Wow, nearly three years ago I had an idea to feed those experiencing homelessness on another level. I wanted to just serve better, give people a fantastic meal prepared with love, play some great music and meet some good people along the way. Next month BCG celebrates three years of #SundaySoulATL with our largest pop-up kitchen to date in Atlanta and the menu will be amazing.
KiKi Shepard’s K.I.S Foundation’s 13th Annual Celebrity Bowling Challenge for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness
September is National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month and KiKi Shepard & The K.I.S Foundation will host its 13th Annual Celebrity Bowling Challenge to ‘raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease’ on Saturday September 24, 2016.
Charity Spotlight: The CARE Closet
For Students, By Students is the the motto of The Community Assistance & Resource Effort (CARE) Closet, a confidential school-based food pantry. This food pantry is sponsored by various high school clubs, local businesses and non-profit organizations as they help support their peers/community members and provide them with a basic need that is absolutely essential for their academic success.
Celebrating Tupac Shakur’s Giving Legacy 20 Years Later!
Tupac is proof that we should never judge a book by its cover! How he was raised and where he was grew up made it hard for him to be heard. He used his voice, his words, simple poetry to tell the story of his communities' lifestyle to display what was actually happening, even today in many black communities.
Today, 20 years after his physical departure, he is one of the top selling Hip-Hop artists of all time. His gift- his words and creative talent- continues to inspire others around the world, but few know just how much he did behind the scenes to give back too. I share with you some fell good things that Pac did for others and are not often talked about. I celebrate his legacy, his music and his giving, RIP Tupac!
How A Mission Trip to Haiti Changed My Life
This past week was the closest I've ever actually lived in my faith, and that makes me sad. I've gone to great lengths to serve but I knew at so many moments during this trip, that I had so much work to do and that God was moving me to do it. Haiti was the poorest country my eyes have ever seen, but while I was there, my heart had never felt so rich.