Darrell Redmond stops by Wait A Gam Minute Studio
“Mr. Give Back to Da Block” Darrell Redmond a native of Portsmouth, Va. did over 25 years on and off in the prison system. Although he faced a “whole lotta hardships, whole lotta problems, whole lotta drama, did a whole lotta time but made a conscious effort to change”. While in prison he continued to live the same lifestyle. In 2013 his grandmother passed so he decided to make a change although he been wanted to do that but he wasn’t sure how. While doing four and half years in solitary confinement the prison officials wanted him to use his influence to better the other men within the population. Upon being released he spoke briefly with “big homie” of his how he was feeling and what he wanted to do. After they did a couple of events within their city (Portsmouth) the birth of Give Back to Da Block. Redmond states that helping people is therapy for him, when he sees a kid smile it motivates him. When you follow your passion, you find your purpose and he lives by that. Redmond says that he isn’t a Community Activist but he is a “Community Actionist” because he is out in the community actually doing something.
The reason he came up with Give Back to Da Block is because he was part of the problem to what’s going on now by selling drugs, shooting, robbing and etc. He feels in some way the youth we’re affected by his previous actions. What better way to give back to the areas in which you committed bad acts then to go back and effect the block with positive actions. Surrounding cities have called and ask that he come and help with violence in certain areas. Redmond works with a team of people and believes that we must work together to get the job done because you can’t do it alone. We have to stop working within side our circle but we can’t get to the next level that we. We must educate ourselves and our people knowledge is power.
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