The Central Region Nike team held an event on Friday, February 26th to celebrate Black History Month to which I was invited. With the help of youth art's organization Kuumba Lynx and special entertainment "Footworkingz" the evening focused on empowerment and unity. The night also highlighted this year's special edition BHM Nike Air Force 1 Low, which for the first time ever, released for retail. The sneaker features the traditional Pan-African Flag colors of black, red, and green with lasered writing and symbols that also speak to the history of African Americans. What's also great about this year's BHM AF1 is that it was designed by an African American woman, Ms Shaneika Warden. I enjoyed seeing the youth members of Kuumba Lynx perform their poetry and dance inspired by the current state of the world and their communities. Special thanks to Nike for organizing such an amazing event, I hope to see it continue on in the future. Pics from the night after the jump.
Myself with Stan and Jose (Nike)
Reggie Hamlett General Manager - Nike Central Region
Nike BHM AF1
Kuumba Lynx Co-Founder, Jaquanda Villegas
Pint Size Poetics - ill lil dudes!
Kuumba Lynx Dancers
Nike Central Region GM Reggie Hamlett and Chicago City Treasurer Stephanie Neely donate $1,000 to BHM Scholarship Winner, Mika Harper - she was clearly overwhelmed!
Chalk Mural by the Kuumba Lynx students
Picture in Motion - FootworKINGz doing what they do best!
Aron of Akin Chicago
St!zo Customs - very sick!
St!zo Custom
St!zo Custom (and these were NOT the gucci's, actually white/red GR dunks :hat)
Sneaks - Nike SB Blazer "Chicago/Stevie "Dread" Snyder"
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