# @the.brettbrown on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2I1lKbvXsR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36770690-thebrettbrown-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-15T22:42:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Brett Brown (@the.brettbrown) — https://gondola.cc/the.brettbrown

## Caption

Happy MLK Day!  I wanted to take a moment to highlight my good friend lakayana and his nonprofit wordisbondpdx for the work they are doing for the black youth here in Portland. 

Last summer, they sponsored 8 young men to travel to Ghana for a 2 week leadership expedition to reconnect with their ancestral roots for the first time.  Their journey was captured and turned into a documentary titled “The Black Stars” directed by twixx.williams , that premiered last week at the Hollywood Theatre here in Portland.

I was honored to attend the premiere and to witness the journey of these young men on the big screen.  A big shoutout to everyone involved in the project for working to make a difference for the youth here in Portland and driving meaningful change ✊🏾!

If you would like to donate to Word is Bond, I’ve added a fundraising link in my bio!

Red carpet photo captured by naimhasanphotography 

#mlkday #wordisbond

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