Good Evening Friends,
Today I launched #HoodFIt. The last several months have been an amazing journey for me and I hope you will join me for the next twelve months as this concept gets developed. I believe #HoodFit will help us reach our next level (we all have a next level) by drawing from our past experience and reaching deep within ourselves.
More importantly, I hope to change the narrative of our youth growing up in “the struggle” by helping them see their authentic and amazing “self” through “us”. For this to succeed I need you to participate in whatever way you can. Hit the “like” button on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, sign up for our newsletter via our website or … all three. Lastly I want to make it clear this does not involve a fee or fundraising… for me this is just public service.
**Over the next few days look for two major #HoodFit announcements**
FB: https://www.facebook.com/HoodFitMA
Twitter: @HoodFitMA
Web: HoodFit.org
Thanks very much
Thaddeus Miles
Happy Mother Day!!
I hate to do it but this is the last photo of the S.E.X.Y. series. Next up, photos from the Boston Flower Show. Since I wanted to go out with a bang, I chose one of the most energetic ladies I met during the event. When I first walked in she was trying to get the people in the room pumped up and sharing some real knowledge about respecting your body. She was funny and bold and her facial expressions had me thinking I was among “Happy people”.
After her pep talk she asked the ladies in the room to get up and strut their stuff. Those ladies walking around the room doing their thing is what really made me take my camera out of the bag.
Her expression in this photo says to me… “See Me? You Better Recognize…I’m beautiful, I’m sexy and that lame game you’re pushing at me needs to chill!” Like Shea Rose’s song, I’m The Sh..t!!
Blessing to all of you that have taken the time out of your busy day to follow this series. I just ask you to remember, “Safer is SEXY”.
The incredible Shea Rose! I really didn’t know much about her or her music until the S.E.X.Y event. See, I’m that old school music lover and maybe a little bit of that “Gangster Rap” guy but to me a lot of this new music sounds like they are singing nursery rhymes. Really, I’m just not that hip!
When I was told Ms. Rose would be performing in support of the S.E.X.Y event I expected she would “superstar” it by coming in near the end, perform one or two songs and get out quickly. To my surprise, she was there for the entire show! The power of her presence amplified the spirit of everyone in the room, especially the younger ladies.
When she took the stage the room lit up with her energy. She focused on you as if were the only one in the room. I saw this happen time and time again with everyone she engaged. If you didn’t feel her words you didn’t have a soul. She moved me enough that I purchased her CD and I haven’t stopped listening to it since.
I hope this photo shows a little of the beauty and love we received from her that evening. Should you want to learn more about her music and charity work, check out her website at http://www.shearose.com
This lovely young lady was one of the organizers of the “S.E.X.Y” event. Because she was extremely busy making sure the event went well and the attendees connected with each other I only had a few seconds to take two photos. I chose this one and edited in this style because it captured a small part of the essence she projected.
However, one of the most interesting things I learned about (in a short conversation) is that she’s an artist —a “Painter” and…she’s my neighbor. It just reminded me that the world is small and I need to do more to make sure I connect with other artists in my community.
As stated in yesterday’s post, having the chance to photograph some of the most amazing young women of Boston made for a lovely evening of photography. However, not having a flash and the complex light in the room made it a little more challenging (and lots more fun). Secondly none of the ladies knew who I was and being one of the few men in the room didn’t help. Really, all of the attendees were very nice and gave me a few seconds to take their photo when requested. This snapshot of Miss Black MA ambassador 2014 was taken at her dinner table right before she was about to enjoy some of their healthy food.
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