Thaddeus Miles
@Sifublack
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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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Joined March 2009
đ Holiday Help Needed! Inspiring Todayâs Young Adults (ITY) is stepping up once again to support families during this holiday season â but they canât do it alone. Last year they served 289 families and 619 children, and this year the need is even greater. If youâre able, please
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New clip from the EP â 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 âIn My Feelings â dropped this morning. This song is call âSoft On The Pillow, Heavy Heartâ 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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Airport blues hit different⌠so I started writing a song about missing my mama. Hereâs 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. Iâm 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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My latest Medium post â and my 50th published article â 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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Celebrating My Big Sis Tomorrow marks a momentous milestone for my sister, Delceno C. Miles, as she is honored as the 2025 âFirst Citizenâ 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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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 whatâs trueâand falseâabout 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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This Veterans Day carries both joy and pain. I wrote about my Air Force journey, the family legacy of service, and sitting beside Kris âTantoâ Paronto as he shared the cost of Benghazi. For all who served and those who didnât 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 motherâs last hug stillâŚ
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Voted. The energy today is real â a reminder that showing up still means something.
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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. Thatâs the status symbol. Keep moving. Keep loving this body. Itâs the ride that carries you home. â Thaddeus
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The final chapter. Itâs been a journey â of faith, discipline, and growth. I stumbled, learned, and rose again. Today, Iâm smiling not because it was easy, but because I stayed the course. I did it. Heart Whisper: Completion isnât the end â itâs 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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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 doesnât 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 youâll 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 isnât liberationâââitâs just breathing.
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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 distanceâyears away from my community, from the ground-level organizing that used to be my heartbeat. So Iâm starting again. Going back to
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When the noise quiets and the work slows, the real question isnât whatâs nextâââitâs who am I now?
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