Move Black: Black Communities and Land Ownership as a Means to Economic Power
Tue, Dec 15
|webinar
A discussion on an economic and community development agenda for Black people. Learn about existing Black towns, land ownership, and our journey to develop thriving safe havens for Black families through current initiatives that create an economic base and generational wealth for our communities.
Time & Location
Dec 15, 2020, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
webinar
About the Event
Arkee Hodges, Ashley Scott, Derrick Smith, Alex Aaron
Arkee Hodges is a historian, educator, entrepreneur, and visionary leader. He is the Founder and President of the Black Achievement Fund and also the Founder and President of Education for Life Academy (EFLA). EFLA offers an online African history curriculum that begins with the origins of humanity in Africa 200,000 years ago - not slavery. EFLA also offers onsite classes in Black history for middle and high school students. Mr. Hodges was a professor at John Jay College for Criminal Justice in and New York City College of Technology where he taught the courses: Race and Ethnicity in America, the African American Experience, and the Sociology of Urban Poverty. In addition, Mr. Hodges served as the inaugural Director of the Children's Aid Society's (CAS) African American Male Initiative (AAMI), a groundbreaking academic and mentoring program for boys in Harlem. He has also…