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Purpose Driven, Author, Nonprofit Leader, Lover of Life, Black Man, Father, Photographer Looking through the lens of Life and Founder of HoodFIt

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Thaddeus Miles
3 years
Good Thursday morning,! Just saying
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Thaddeus Miles
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🎁 Holiday Help Needed! Inspiring Today’s Young Adults (ITY) is stepping up once again to support families during this holiday season — but they can’t do it alone. Last year they served 289 families and 619 children, and this year the need is even greater. If you’re able, please
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New clip from the EP — Mama Prayer. If it moves you, the full track and the rest of the EP are in the link. And for those who knew me as T-Bird back in the VA Beach days… this one will bring you back. https://t.co/as6iOeeWHB
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My 6-song EP “In My Feelings “ dropped this morning. This song is call “Soft On The Pillow, Heavy Heart” Sharing a short clips so you can feel a moment of the music. If it speaks to you, the full project is in the link: https://t.co/as6iOeeWHB
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Thaddeus Miles
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Airport blues hit different… so I started writing a song about missing my mama. Here’s a quick 30-second taste. Full track arrives later this week.
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Today marks one year since the City of Boston officially called in Katonya Burke Day. I’m celebrating her strength, story, and joy with this new article. Honored that she trusted me to hold and share part of her story. https://t.co/zOZS3UljjX
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How one woman turned grief, girlhood wounds, motherhood, and global finish lines into a living legacy of strength.
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Thaddeus Miles
21 days
My latest Medium post — and my 50th published article — reflects on returning to school and rethinking happiness in this chapter of life. Grateful for growth, clarity, and the courage to keep learning. 3 min read https://t.co/R6gz9BU8vB
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A reflection on returning to school, rediscovering purpose, and redefining happiness in midlife.
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What happens inside your body when you eat eggs 😳
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Celebrating My Big Sis Tomorrow marks a momentous milestone for my sister, Delceno C. Miles, as she is honored as the 2025 “First Citizen” of Virginia Beach. From launching her own communications firm in 1989 to building a legacy of leadership, community-engagement, and
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Virginia Beach native Delceno Miles has been named the 73rd First Citizen of Virginia Beach for 2025, recognizing her decades of business leadership, civic service, and impact on her community.#Del...
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Thaddeus Miles
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Affordable housing is foundational to wellness, stability, and belonging. I appreciate how this article challenges the myths that too often shape the narrative and stall progress. Heart Whisper: When we create space for people to live with dignity, we build communities where joy
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A panel of insiders reveals what’s true—and false—about the housing crisis and how to fix it.
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Some managed the logistics to keep the machine running. And some were the machine. Some rode on floating cities that navigated the high seas. And some flew metallic birds that cut through the sky. Some did things that only a handful of people on earth will ever know about. And
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Thaddeus Miles
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This Veterans Day carries both joy and pain. I wrote about my Air Force journey, the family legacy of service, and sitting beside Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto as he shared the cost of Benghazi. For all who served and those who didn’t make it home. https://t.co/1kczrQaBRf
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I can still feel that bus seat beneath me, heading from Virginia Beach to Richmond. My hands were sweating. My mother’s last hug still…
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Thaddeus Miles
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Voted. The energy today is real — a reminder that showing up still means something.
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Thaddeus Miles
2 months
At 3:00 a.m. the truth tapped my shoulder: After sixty, wellness is wealth. A steady heartbeat is a finer engine than any car. Strong breath. Soft joints. Clear mind. That’s the status symbol. Keep moving. Keep loving this body. It’s the ride that carries you home. — Thaddeus
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Thaddeus Miles
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The final chapter. It’s been a journey — of faith, discipline, and growth. I stumbled, learned, and rose again. Today, I’m smiling not because it was easy, but because I stayed the course. I did it. Heart Whisper: Completion isn’t the end — it’s the proof that you were strong
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Chapter Ten (Finale): The court where it all began becomes the place where joy wins. A community celebrates. A city listens. Legacy begins.
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Thaddeus Miles
2 months
This learning thing as been interesting! Check out my latest article when you have a few minutes. https://t.co/cQ033FhnXy
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Reflection from my recent Harvard Medical School Wellness training on what truly holds our lives together.
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The older I get, the more I realize that purpose doesn’t always arrive in peace. Sometimes it shows up as pressure, silence, or the mirror that makes you face yourself. My latest piece, Becoming Again, Part II: The Season of Resistance, is about learning that what feels heavy
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The weight you carry today is shaping the strength you’ll need tomorrow.
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The community gathers to decide: Can joy and justice coexist, or must they choose? Chapter 9: Reggie uses Miles' Archive of Joy to show a weary activist what he's lost. Not everyone is convinced. Some can't afford hope right now. But those who stay commit to three weeks of
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A community fights to make BlackJoy Day official. Three friends learn that survival without spirit isn’t liberation — it’s just breathing.
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Thaddeus Miles
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Standing at the edge of retirement, I found myself asking: When did I stop doing the work that defined me? That Zoom call showed me the distance—years away from my community, from the ground-level organizing that used to be my heartbeat. So I’m starting again. Going back to
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When the noise quiets and the work slows, the real question isn’t what’s next — it’s who am I now?
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