Mother's Day Radio at the Walk For Hope

Last week I had the chance to support an amazing organization by the name of Mother's Day Radio. Mother's Day Radio works to bring balanced and honorable representations of womanhood to mainstream media. They accomplish their mission in two ways:

1) promoting a national day of Rest and Uplift where they petition radio stations and alternative media to commit to playing music that respectfully represents women and

2) establishing a Media Literacy and Social Action Peer Mentorship program which supports teenagers in their efforts to form positive identities rooted in self-worth.

Amazing work, I know, and it's all run by one of my dear friends, Shaunelle Curry, the Executive Director and Founder of MDR, and a powerful force in her own right. Thank you to Shaunelle for reminding us artists that while mainstream media may not fully understand or embrace what we are trying to do in using music to empower people, there are plenty of people from the ground up that get it, youth included. Please visit the site to learn more about this amazing initiative.

And many, many thanks to all of those that sponsored our walk with Be The Cause last Saturday, we raised a record amount of money for MDR and had a fantastic time! It was so inspiring to walk shoulder to shoulder with so many people committed to change. It is in these moments when it doesn't seem so fanciful to believe that a better humanity is possible and is happening everyday with each individual, in big and small ways alike. Shout outs to Ms. Seema Patel and her rockstar grandfather for taking on the 5k walk together. Seema is one of the pioneers behind the Be The Cause movement, a community of individuals creating enriching opportunities for service. Visit Be The Cause and find out more ways you can get involved.

Oooh, and as a bonus, we all got free massages at the end of the day, courtesy of the very talented Jason Villanueva. If I get his website, I'll hook you up!!