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Richard Hackman

Richard Hackman

Dear Social Media Social Justice Warriors…

True advocacy requires a multitude of diverse and unique voices and individual truths. The war on racism requires blacks, whites, and every…

Mar 29, 2022

Dear Social Media Social Justice Warriors…

Mar 29, 2022

Richard Hackman

No One Is Coming To Save Us. No One But Us.

I still remember when Barack Obama was elected and inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States of America. For many my age, and…

Mar 29, 2022

No One Is Coming To Save Us. No One But Us.

Mar 29, 2022

Richard Hackman

Do Black Lives Matter?

This piece was originally written for Voice.com as part of the Voice Creator Incubator Program (Feb 21, 2021)

Mar 29, 2022

Do Black Lives Matter?

Mar 29, 2022

Richard Hackman

Dear Corporate America…

Please stop. Stop the advertising, stop the strategic marketing messages, stop the risk assessment, stop playing on the emotions of people…

Jun 3, 2020

Dear Corporate America…

Jun 3, 2020

Richard Hackman

Dear Non-Black People…

It takes pain, it takes hurt, it takes struggle, and it takes love to make a difference, especially now, especially when it matters. It…

Jun 2, 2020

Dear Non-Black People…

Jun 2, 2020

Richard Hackman

The Constant Gardner

Dedicated to my friends trying to make sense of the relationships in their lives.

Mar 9, 2020

The Constant Gardner

Mar 9, 2020

Richard Hackman

Letting go

It’s ironic really, but I think the key to truly being your whole self, deeply self-aware, immovable, and unafraid, resistant to the…

Mar 21, 2019

Letting go

Mar 21, 2019

Richard Hackman

I want to be wanted, not want to be needed.

Before I begin, I must apologize to any women in my life who might take offense to this, who might feel my words are too generalized, a…

Sep 17, 2018

I want to be wanted, not want to be needed.

Sep 17, 2018

Richard Hackman

Open letter: To my friends trying to make ends meet, and the irreverence of ambition.

No matter where you are, and how far you’ve come, simply remember, you did not get here alone. Whether for better, or for worse, a large…

Mar 9, 2017

Open letter: To my friends trying to make ends meet, and the irreverence of ambition.

Mar 9, 2017

Richard Hackman

Black before anything else

Being born African has done wonders for my self-esteem. I grew up in a place where Black is the majority, and I wasn’t exposed to western…

Jul 7, 2016

Black before anything else

Jul 7, 2016

Richard Hackman

Richard Hackman

Visual Storyteller and Content Producer. Passionate about getting to know people, what matters to them, what inspires & motivates them. www.richardhackman.com

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