Mindfulness for the Culture

“And so whenever I would see that something was unfair or unjust, even as a kid, I was always calling it out.”

“And I think of myself as trying to put the pieces in place to just advance the solutions both on the ground because things are needed right here, right now…”

“…like there’s a part of me that’s always about this radical justice like this ain’t right.”

“So by the time I went to Brown, where there were not many African Americans, I knew in my soul that I could do anything…”

“And so for me, I've been I've had the pleasure of sort of leaning into the work of helping craft programs specifically for black and brown folks and allowing that to sort of scratch that educational itch while sort of finding the middle ground in the mindfulness space as well.”

“But I’m really passionate about providing therapy services to our community and also recognizing that it’s about 2% of Black men in the field…”

“I never expect accolades but when you hear how people receive you, that’s important.”

“I’m just a brother tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents”

Micia: “There was something about being unapologetically Black that was also real important to me…”

Chris Chatmon (“Baba” Chris) - “I am here truly as a product of so many folks that dealt with far more with far less.”