Black Love & Sustainability with Kamau Franklin; Atlanta, GA

Self-determination was one of Malcom X’s key principles, and it’s a driving force behind Atlanta-based Community Movement Builders. Episode 6 brings you into the mind of founder and board president Kamau Franklin, who’s spent the last twenty years building systems and support for youth education, sustainable urban development, and more.  “If we feed people, we’re also going to tell them why they don’t have food,” Kamau told Trae as they spoke together intimately and openly during Trae’s recent visit to Atlanta. Kamau is also an advocate of unity without uniformity, and this is an invigorating discussion for all who believe that Black people have the power to govern their own destiny, to serve themselves, and to own their communities—whatever that might look like for them. *Please note that Equity Rising will be on a short break through the holidays after this episode. We look forward to reconnecting in 2021.

This week’s Chime In features Cashayla Rodgers. This episode was produced by Linnea Ingalls & Julia Drachman and edited by Josh Berl.