# @lifeatua on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CaiFV-GOADT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3835685-lifeatua-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-02-28T19:22:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Life at Under Armour (@lifeatua) — https://gondola.cc/lifeatua

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TEAMMATE SPOTLIGHT: 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹 – 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. DerRick has been a member of the #sqUAd for 6 years, and a member of the BEAT (Black Employees Achieving Together) Teammate Resource Group for 4 years. Read below for more about his involvement in this year's 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗻. 𝗕𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗕𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. collection and his thoughts on underarmour's partnership with HBCUs.

“As a Creative Design Lead on the #BlackHistoryMonth collection, I surveyed the voices of the Black #community here at #UA and produced compelling product that not only elevated those voices but celebrates our beauty as a people. It’s been unbelievably fulfilling, personally and professionally. 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗻. 𝗕𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗕𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. is a movement that resonates with everything we aspire and strive to be as a Black community worldwide. Leading such a charge is right where I want to be!

It’s awesome to see UA support HBCUs! I’m a centralstate87 Alum myself and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without my #HBCU education and experience. UA’s making a big push right now to create #equitable access to sport and that involves creating sport opportunities for #blackyouth, but with this HBCU investment, it’s also emphasizing equitable access to #education and #career opportunities, which is equally, if not more important to the community.

Investing in HBCU programs is a chance for companies to authentically give back to the communities that often inspire them and makes their brand what it is. If you’re a company positioning itself as one that strives to make a difference, and fosters equity and equality, then supporting programs like this and giving back in a way that yields dividends not only now, but down the line, is exactly what you need to be doing. Investments by companies like this lets us know that they’re listening, and our voices are being heard. We have a lot of dope black teammates here at UA. I can’t speak for everyone, but it makes me feel like we matter more when the things and communities that matter to us, also matter to our brand.” #LifeAtUA

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Under Armour | @UnderArmour | https://gondola.cc/UnderArmour | Athletic Apparel |
| lilli | @LilliKhatibi | https://gondola.cc/LilliKhatibi | Social Media Manager |

## Tags

squad, community, blackhistorymonth, career, blackyouth, equitable, hbcu, education, ua, lifeatua

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