According to Orie, it’s important to address the trauma that results from being a marginalized voice. One of the ways she encourages people to address it is to write their truth according to them.

These Are Their Stories.

For the past two weeks, stories of discrimination, police brutality, and race-based scapegoating have consumed the news. Millions of people across the world have taken to the streets to combat systemic racism and bring equality to all people.

Although the fight for racial justice and equal representation is now at the forefront of the national conversation, it is not a new battle for social activist and publisher, Ardre Orie.

After the death of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African American man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, Orie created 100 Seeds of Promise, a literary initiative that empowers men of color to document their narratives and exists to guarantee their representation as published authors.

According to Orie, it’s important to address the trauma that results from being a marginalized voice. One of the ways she encourages people to address it is to write their truth according to them. Orie recognized a tremendous deficit in the published works for men of color and vowed to create a home for the countless stories that go untold, forcing a lack of representation in the literary marketplace.

“In many ways, black people – men especially – have been fed narratives based on someone else’s perspective. We need to chronicle our own stories so they’re left behind as valuable blueprints that document our existence and honor our legacies. Future generations need to know how to overcome the things we’re faced with each day as well as the greatness that lives within each of us…”

…says Orie, who is on target to surpass the goal of publishing the works of 100 black men, since the initiative launched in 2019. Last week, these black male authors gathered to share their stories at Take Your Knee Off My Neck, a virtual zoom event organized by Orie, that was FREE and OPEN for all to attend.

Orie is also slated to begin constructing a new anthology that features the stories of black men who have lived to tell the stories of the harsh realities and social inequality, slated to publish next year.

“In many ways, black people – men especially – have been fed narratives based on someone else’s perspective. We need to chronicle our own stories so they’re left behind as valuable blueprints that document our existence and honor our legacies. Future generations need to know how to overcome the things we’re faced with each day as well as the greatness that lives within each of us.“

– Ardre Orie

In An Interview/Article, Ardre Orie Can Share:

• Insight & Actionable Advice for People of All Races
• How to Reduce Internal Bias & Combat Systematic Racism
• Why It’s Crucial for People of Color to Document Their Own Narratives
• Take Your Knee Off My Neck: A Free Virtual Event Showcasing Black Male Authors
• How We as a Society Can Give Marginalized Voices a Platform to Speak.
• The Changing Face of Racism in America
• What White People Need to Know About Discrimination, Police brutality, & Race-Based Scapegoating

Ardre Orie is sharing how we as a society can give marginalized voices a platform to speak. She has insight and actionable advice for people of all races to combat systematic racism and reduce internal bias.