BLACK PRIDE EMPIRE

The End is far much better than the beginning.

they is light at the end of the tunnel.

WE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR EMBRACING OUR CULTURE AND ACKNOWLEDGING OUR HISTORY❗

TITLE: WHEN GRANDPA ERIC DROPS KNOWLEDGE AT CAMPFIRE

So Senior Director and writer Eric Kasomo Jr. starts the lecture at the CAMPFIRE workshop, and instantly the vibe shifts. They’re all there for theater and film, and when Grandpa talks about story, you don’t move. To some he’s Daddy, to Scott Geoffrey Nkweto Mulenga's kids he’s Grandpa, and to most of the room… he’s just Grandpa. And when Grandpa talks, you listen… quietly, because nobody wants questions.

FRONT ROW: Dead serious, eyes locked on Grandpa Eric like blinking = missing the secret to a good script AND getting picked to answer. Liverpool jersey guy is absorbing every word like it’s free data bundles for his next scene, praying “not me, not me”.

GUY IN YELLOW AT THE BACK: Hand on mouth, deep in thought. Half breaking down the plot twist, half blocking any eye contact so Grandpa doesn’t say “You, explain this back to me”.

GIRL IN BLUE SWEATER MIDDLE: Eyes locked, braids neat, face saying “I’m taking this seriously but also mentally calculating how to look busy if Grandpa asks a question.” The only girl holding it down in the middle and she’s not blinking, not breathing too loud either.

BLUE SWEATER LADY: Staring into the middle distance like “Grandpa, I heard you… but please don’t apply this to me with a question about my MTN bundles too.”

GUY IN BLACK WITH THE BEANIE: Full resting ‘I’m building a TED Talk in my head’ face. Not writing, not raising his hand, just mapping out a whole short film and hoping the Q&A skips him.

PINK HOODIE: Lowkey hiding in the back, hood up, praying Grandpa doesn’t say “Okay now who wants to act this scene AND answer why?”

MORAL OF THE STORY: Once Grandpa Eric opens his mouth about theater and film, the whole squad goes into ‘serious learning mode’ faster than when the WiFi password drops. Nobody moves, nobody talks back, and nobody raises their hand.

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Leadership with us looks ordinary, human, and shared and that’s exactly why it’s powerful.

In this moment from the CAMPFIRE^WORKSHOP between BLACK PRIDE EMPIRE™ and TIKWIZA COMMUNITY ARTS, our youngest leader and the camp secretary take a break to eat nshima together outdoors. No suits, no stage, no separation. One stands with a plate, the other sits on a chair, both fully present with the team around them.

That’s the point:
1. LEADERSHIP LIVES IN THE EVERYDAY: They’re not apart from the team. They share the same food, the same space, the same time.
2. LEADERSHIP IS ACCESSIBLE: No barriers, no closed doors. They’re in the circle, open to talk and listen during a simple moment of rest.
3. LEADERSHIP IS ROOTED IN CULTURE: Their leisure is nshima. It’s not about stepping away from the community — it’s about staying in it.

This is the leadership BLACK PRIDE EMPIRE™ is building with TIKWIZA COMMUNITY ARTS: youth-led, grounded, and accountable to the ground it stands on. Not leadership that stands above, but leadership that sits with.

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