I AM, YOU ARE, A Living St8ment!!
LIVING ST8MENTS, LIVE GR8TLY!
Be a Living St8ment by Living Your Life GR8TLY! - Lets LIVE GR8TLY and Build Community, Together! 10% of all proceeds from apparel purchases goes toward the implementation of the 3E "LIVE GR8TLY" Ecosystem Plan in historically marginalized neighborhoods. First one being in partnership with the Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance in Charlotte, NC. Click the following link to Visit the Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance Website to learn more about the transformational work taking place in the Lakeview Community! #LIVEGR8TLY
The 3E “LIVE GR8TLY!” Ecosystem Plan - 8 Guiding Principles (Alignment with Blue Zone Power 9 & Gambrell Foundation Great Living Initiative)
1. Culturally Responsive Community Development:(Right Tribe & Belong) We honor the cultural heritage of Lakeview/Westside of CLT by integrating local traditions and values into the design of architecture, public spaces, and art. Monuments and community ceremonies will celebrate our rich history and strengthen the connection to our roots.
2. Green/Play Spaces for Wellness: (Move Naturally, Plant Slant, Downshift)
Lakeview will be transformed into a "food forest" filled with green spaces promoting wellness. Parks, greenways, and play areas will provide places for families to connect, inspire creativity, and foster both physical, mental & emotional health. (Stewart Creek Green Way, Take Care Tuesdays, Greenhouse Activation at EHub, Outdoor Wellness/Play Space at “ReiMagineUS” & EHub - Cas Holman’s Rigamajig - Identity In Play set)
3. Culturally Responsible Education: (Purpose & Belong) Our educational & advocacy model prioritizes the true identity of the cultural group of the Lakeview community, with curriculums that emphasize sustainability, equity, and cooperative living—valuing the planet and humanity before profit.
4. Cooperative Economics, Shared Prosperity: (Purpose, Loved Ones 1st, & Wine @ 5) Drawing inspiration from the Mondragon Cooperative in Spain, we aim to foster socioeconomic well-being through cooperative businesses. The EHub will serve as a foundation for worker-owned cooperatives, where Lakeview residents share responsibility and profits. This model will create economic mobility and long-term prosperity for all. (Ex: Mondragon Cooperative, Evergreen Cooperative, Industrial Commons, & Common Grounds Cooperative)
5. Intergenerational Housing Design: (Purpose & Loved Ones 1st) We will develop cooperatively owned housing to ensure affordability and quality. By utilizing innovative models like Community Land Trusts and retrofitting homes with EBlocks to reduce energy consumption, we will lower living costs and improve housing quality for our residents, especially our children and senior residents. (West Side Community Land Trust, Urban Trends, Active LM, FMCOC - Planned Community Design Team)
6. Moving In Rhythm With Nature: (Purpose & Love Ones 1st) We promote sustainable transportation options such as walking, bikes/e-bikes, golf carts and e-cars as the norm. Public transportation will be a high-quality service accessible to all, regardless of age or profession. (Neo Partners, Atelier 7 Design & Assembly, - Planned Community Design Team)
7. Equity in Care & Relief, Powered by People (Purpose & Loved Ones First) LNA is committed to working with our community partners to establish a community-led healthcare system that centers compassion, cultural relevance, and accessibility for all. By reclaiming ownership of care—from hospitals to disaster response—we're removing barriers and ensuring health and healing are a right, not a privilege. (LNA’s COVID-19 Response Program, RAO & Basketcase Farms - “Take Care Tuesdays”, FMCOC)
8. Circulating Trust, Not Just Currency: (Purpose, Loved Ones 1st, & Wine @ 5) We are building a community-rooted credit union—designed by and for Lakeview residents—that reimagines financial empowerment through the lens of the Solidarity Economy. Centered on trust, mutual support, and cultural traditions of barter, trade, and cooperative exchange, this model supports homeownership, small businesses, and collective ventures. In partnership with local leaders, we’re creating a space where shared resources fuel long-term resilience, stability, and generational wealth. (LNA Economic Mobility Program, GBI Study, & L.I.F.E. Group)
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Meet the Founder
Coach Jamaal Kinard, aka #TheBlackCoachK
Jamaal Kinard is the Founder of the Living St8ments Movement & Clothing Brand and the President/Head Coach for his consulting company - Conscious Leadership, in Charlotte, NC. He attended his first Racial Equity workshop in 2016, where his life was changed forever! After 10 years of service as an Educator and Coach in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System, Kinard eagerly began his journey as Racial Equity Trainer/Facilitator in August of 2019. As a community organizer/consultant, he devotes much of his time as the Executive Consultant/Director of the Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance (LNA), where he is leading the charge on revitalization efforts in his community by focusing on the prevention of gentrification, child & family stability, economic mobility, and civic awareness. His ultimate goal is to create a CIO- “Community IMPACT Organization” (Individuals Making Progress And Change Together) blueprint and movement of principles for all communities, organizations, and institutions to follow, creating an environment where truth and justice are celebrated, strong families are cultivated, and racism is dismantled. Kinard obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science from Gardner-Webb University, Master’s Degree in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University, and Nonprofit Business Management Certifications from both Wake Forest University and Duke University.
Kinard's analysis about the cultural history of race, community organizing blueprint, and his ability to relate to any audience makes him the ideal candidate to be the next facilitator or consultant for your organization's diversity and equity training.
Book by email or by clicking the link below entitled, "The BreakPoint Initiative." -
"Conscious and Consistent Leadership and Contribution rooted in being Humanity, will indeed, change the world!" - Jamaal Kinard #TheBlackCoachK
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Email: JKinard@LNACharlotte.org
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"St8ments Live Forever!"
One of the St8ments we live by is "Let Your Life Be Your St8ment". Because, we want to inspire all to organize throughout the world by visiting communities & museums so that you can learn more about our true History, and leave inspired to go Build Community Now! Together! (Note: LivingSt8ments hats and t-shirts are currently only available in exclusive locations in Charlotte, NC, - The Levine Museum of the New South, our Nation's Capital - (Washington D.C.) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and here at our online store.) Join the movement today!!