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A passionate call to reclaim collective care as a radical act of community survival. Drawing from her lived experience and cooperative work in Atlanta, Rollins explores how mutual aid, shared resources, and ancestral wisdom can dismantle cycles of isolation and scarcity. This talk centers the power of everyday people to build systems rooted in love, sustainability, and interdependence. With honesty and urgency, Rollins reminds us that in a world that often leaves us to fend for ourselves, community isn’t just a safety net—it’s a lifeline. Kiyomi Rollins is a community based social impact entrepreneur based in the historical community of Southwest Atlanta.For more than a decade, Kiyomi has triumphed as a Founder & CEO of several successful brands such as The Good Hair Shop, Ujamaafest Cooperative Economics Summit & The Ke’nekt Cooperative.Most recently, her role as Co-Founder + Director of The Ke’nekt Cooperative has allowed her to broaden her mission driven beliefs to include reparative community wealth principles that are rooted in Anti-Displacement strategies for legacy Black Owned Businesses.
Her professional contributions have been featured in Essence, Atlanta Tribune, Atlanta Voice, Creative Loafing, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Blavity. A few highlights of past recognitions include being featured in Unsung Heroines of West End Mural, Invest Atlanta 2018 Micro-Manufacturer of the Year, City of Atlanta 2019 NPU-T Neighborhood Champion & 2016-2020 American Express Small Business Neighborhood Champion. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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