Habari Gani? Ujima! 

The Black Hats Collective enjoyed a night of Kwanzaa festivities in Ocala, FL, hosted by Te'Sha Jackson Consulting and The Sircle Inc. on Thursday.

The event took place at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center where dozens of people gathered to celebrate the holiday.

Adults and children partake in arts and crafts and danced with the help of the dancers from the Patricia Hilliard-Nunn Sankofa Legacy Dancers and Drummers.

The event had guest speaker Dr. V. Issa White and a poetry performance.

Ujima is the third #Kwanzaa principle, which means collective work and responsibility. 
​
Be prepared for Kwanzaa 2024 by placing your shirt order today! 

You can buy your Kwanzaa shirt HERE.

Follow The Black Hats Collective for more motivational and consciousness content.

View the pictures below:

                                                         _______________________________
  
Support The Black Hats Collective at the links provided below:
CashApp: $tbhcollective
PayPal: paypal.me/tbhcollective
Patreon: www.patreon.com/theblackhatscollective

Support The Black Hats Collective on all social media platforms:
TikTok: @theblackhatscollective
Facebook: @theblackhatscollective
Instagram: @theblackhatscollective
YouTube: The Black Hats Collective

Thank you for your support!

We must do better as a community when it comes to applying what we know.

The Kwanzaa principles are great but our effort to apply them 365 days of the year have been poor.

After the last principle have been celebrated, it is hard to hear back from most of the brothers and sisters you’ve met during the seven-day celebration to continue building throughout the year.

Kwanzaa was created in 1966. The holiday’s 60th anniversary is quickly approaching and we are still struggling as a people and haven’t made significant progress since its inception.

We must not only celebrate the principles but APPLY them in our lifestyle.

Who’s up for the challenge?

Read below to know how we have been neglecting the principles and learn how we can apply them for our benefit in the present and the future.

Umoja (Unity): Some of us still believe in multiculturalism and POC solidarity. Some of us fight harder for others than we do for ourselves. If you fit in this category, let’s shift our perspective to have a Pan-African mindset and focus on our issues and values FIRST.

Kujichagulia (Self-determination): Some of us lack the will to be great and better our communities. Some of us believe that we can’t be in control of our own destiny and give your power away to those who hate you. Stand up and fight! No excuses.

Ujima (Collective work and responsibility): Some of us avoid taking responsibility and accountability for our actions. We can’t grow without critique and action. Some of us are scared to make the sacrifices today for a better future tomorrow.

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): Non-Black businesses have been getting richer by the hour due to our lack of cooperative economics. Our problems will be solved overnight if we pull our resources together and permanently boycott non-Black businesses.
​
Nia (Purpose): Without vision and purpose, you are lost. Many of us are. With lack of self-knowledge comes with lack of purpose. We must know who we are to know where we are going.

Kuumba (Creativity): Through imagining a better world for the African Diaspora, we must have powerful and useful creativity to make a plan and execute it. Let’s start creating better cinema, books, and plays with our best interest in mind.

Imani (Faith): To complete any other principles, we must have faith that WE CAN do these things. The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey said, “If you don’t have confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you started.”
If you are a brother or a sister who apply the Kwanzaa principles 365 days of the year, you are a real one and we thank you.

The Black Hats Collective is a grassroots organization who practice the Kwanzaa principles 365 days of the year.

Let the community know that you practice these principles 24/7 by purchasing our Kwanzaa shirt.

Shop for the shirt HERE.

Each purchase helps us enrich our communities.
                                                            _______________________________

Support The Black Hats Collective at the links provided below:
CashApp: $tbhcollective
PayPal: paypal.me/tbhcollective
Patreon: www.patreon.com/theblackhatscollective

Support The Black Hats Collective on all social media platforms:
TikTok: @theblackhatscollective
Facebook: @theblackhatscollective
Instagram: @theblackhatscollective
YouTube: The Black Hats Collective

Thank you for your support!

STONECREST, Ga. — The Black Hats Collective enjoyed a night of festivities that showcased Black Excellence at its finest.

The New Black Wall Street Market hosted a concert on Sat. Aug. 5 at 8109 Mall Parkway featuring Grammy-nominated R&B singer Glenn Jones, singer Dekatur Black, saxophonist JSAXX and guitarist G7 also known as Lil G of Silk. 

Comedian Double D was the host for the evening keeping our spirits up with jokes and good humor.

TBHC supported black-owned businesses and shops in the mall. Let's keep the momentum to continue supporting one another and spreading the news of our good deeds in our communities.

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — As the sun rose on a humid, summer Wednesday morning in July, The Black Hats Collective dropped our hooks in the water off the pier for a nice day of fishing.​

TBHC hosted its Fishing With The Hats event on July 19 at Cedar Key, FL to enjoy the company of members and friends.

​The cool morning breeze disappeared as the sun’s rays peaked late morning and early afternoon.

Umbrellas and lawn chairs were open as people enjoyed seeing the fish tug the lines on the fishing poles.
​
Attendees were taught which bait to use, how to cast a fishing line, and how to reel in a fish.

Many people reeled in catfishes and threw them back in the water.
​
The organization enjoyed the company of attendees and look forward to our next fishing trip.

Special thanks to the Sliick crew for stopping by to spend a day of fishing with us.

Join our mailing list for the next fishing trip details!

Go to our home page and scroll to the bottom of the page and submit your email!

Support your communities by shopping with black-owned businesses today and everyday!
Shop here: http://www.theblackhatscollective.com/shop.html#/

​Each purchase helps us enrich our communities!

Stay Connected:
TikTok: @theblackhatscollective
Facebook: @theblackhatscollective
Instagram: @theblackhatscollective
YouTube: The Black Hats Collective

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Brands, models, and rappers celebrated Juneteenth by coming together to host a fashion show filled with cultural pride, boldness, and authenticity.

Sliick Garden, The Black Hats Collective, Nathan Ross Inc., Krown LVL ENT. hosted the For The Culture Fashion Show at Fame of Fadez located at 201 SE Second Pl Suite 109 in Gainesville, Fl on Fri. June 16.

Models wore brands from Sliick, The Black Hats Collective, Shirt Crackk by Kha Klo and more.

​The models wore beautiful and unique jewelry pieces along with their clothing as they rip the runway showcasing black-owned brands.

The rappers who performed during the fashion show were Fakksonly, Soul (also known as Soul Da One), and Nate Turner.

The festivities continued to Freedom Fest at Bo Diddley Plaza on Saturday and it concluded with the Sankofa unveiling ceremony honoring the late Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn at the Alachua County Administration Building on Monday.

Hilliard-Nunn was a historian and community activist in Alachua County.

Prepare for next year's festivities by purchasing your Juneteenth shirts here: ​http://www.theblackhatscollective.com/store/p137/Juneteenth_1865.html#/

Support your communities by shopping with black-owned businesses today and everyday!

The Black Hats Collective: www.theblackhatscollective.com
Sliick: www.sliickrelaxfit.com
Shirt Crackk: www.shirtcrackk.com 

Never miss a thing by signing up to be on our mailing list! 
Go to our home page and scroll to the bottom of the page and submit your email!

Stay Connected:
TikTok: @theblackhatscollective 
​Facebook: @theblackhatscollective 
Instagram: @theblackhatscollective 
YouTube: The Black Hats Collective

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Black excellence was on full display at this year’s magazine unveiling hosted by a networking career and business group.

The Black Hats Collective founder and CEO, Ardell Hannah, was featured in the sixth issue of Gainesville Black Professionals’ SYNERGY magazine’s Juneteenth edition.

38 men were featured in the magazine which ranged from professors, commissioners, city leaders, and teachers.

The event was hosted at the Thomas Center where over fifty people gathered to support the men in the magazine.

Gainesville Black Professionals founder Virginia Grant is the editor of the SYNERGY magazine and there were 13 writers and two photographers who helped in the completion of the magazine.

Hannah can be found on page 28. The link to the online magazine can be found HERE.

If you are interested in having a physical copy of the magazine, email [email protected]

Also, please check out our shop: http://www.theblackhatscollective.com/shop.html#/

​View the pictures below:

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The year ended on a good note in 2021 with the fellowship of the community.

Black To Timbuktu celebrated Kwanzaa on December 30 where attendees ate delicious food and watched empowering and informative videos.
​
Watch the recap video below:

STONECREST, Ga. — Collective economics is a tool our communities can use to thrive.

The New Black Wall Street Market located at 8109 Mall Parkway in Stonecrest, GA opened its doors on Labor Day Weekend in 2021.

In December, The Black Hats Collective took a trip to Georgia to visit the marketplace.

There were a variety of business owners selling shirts, candles, bags, hats, paintings, clothing, and more.

NBWSM is following the footsteps of great Black Wall Streets in the past.
​
The hours of operation is from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays through Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. NBWSM is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Watch the recap video below: