What we advocate for
We advocate for emotional availability. This creates space for ideation to develop initiatives that fulfill our mission statement to Rewrite The Narrative across community and world.
Our Melanin MeetUp model targets generational and individual traumas of the African-American experience to create emotional availability for overall ideation and advancement.
Become an advocate
We need our advocates to look at MMU initiatives the way Alex, an MMU advocate, looks at his cat Davis. The initiatives birthed at MeetUps, influence not just our community, yet the world.
Pick an initiative below to sign up for its individual newsletter to get involved. We need you as we grow!
Initiatives:
Culture reports
A cultural report outline key areas for advancement based on our Melanin MeetUp Model. These reports are intended for widespread use on ways to not just advance and understand our community, yet the world. Our report is scheduled to be released Summer 2022.
Everton Blair, Board Chair Gwinnett County (GA)
Advocacy & Politics
Melanin MeetUps has advocated for groundbreaking state and local candidates that fulfill its mission statement to Rewrite The Narrative. Candidates are as follows:
Dr. Ricardy Anderson, Fairfax County School Board (VA)
Everton Blair, Board Chair Gwinnett County (GA)
Karen Keys-Gamarra, Fairfax County School Board (VA)
Holly J. Mitchell, LA County Supervisor 2nd District (CA)
Malcolm Kenyatta, House of Representative, 181st District (PA)