Part 2 of “No Love for Black Boys” on Africa400, Wednesday, November 30, 2022

On the Wednesday, November 30 edition of Africa400, show hosts Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome Instructor Antonio Stovall and Manager Lateefah Trent of Total Action for Progress (TAP), based in Roanoake, Virginia.

The show can be listened to at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time, United States) Wednesdays on HANDRadio, https://handradio.org.

About Total Action for Progress (TAP), from the Web site https://tapintohope.org/about

Total Action for Progress (TAP) is a community action agency that serves eleven localities in the Roanoke Valley and adjacent communities: the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, and Rockbridge, and the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Roanoke, and Salem.

A community action agency is an anti-poverty organization that was originally enabled by the Equal Opportunity Act of 1964. Most community action agencies, including TAP, are private, non-profit corporations run by a community-based Board of Directors. TAP is not a federal agency.

All of the normal stresses that threaten the stability and security of every family are greatly magnified for low-income families who may find it difficult to get by, especially in emergencies like loss of a job, eviction, illness, or a family member is incarcerated.

Community action is about getting people involved in their own lives and enabling them to help themselves – not about fixing things for now or providing hand-outs.

Because people can’t begin to solve their long-range problems of poverty until their immediate physical needs have been met, all of TAP’s programs give priority to helping either directly or by referral to other local agencies and resources.

TAP offers direct services, working with individuals and families, to help them overcome their problems and improve their lives. Our goal is to help them assert themselves as advocates for their own needs.

Bio of Antonio Stovall

Antonio Stovall is an inspiring indigenous shaman, 10-year martial artist (Kung Fu/Boxing), writer/poet, researcher, Kemetic Yoga instructor, and holistic wellness practitioner born and raised in Roanoke, VA. He is the founder of Ancestral Perspective, a grassroots movement that educates people on the importance of relearning their ancestral identity by providing educational books and DVDs (children’s literature, Ancient History, Health, Spirituality, Economics, etc). Antonio holds lectures on the importance of cultural awareness and wellness. He also does blog talk radio and organizes self-empowering study groups. Antonio has traveled across the United States and around the world (including Egypt). He has had the opportunity to learn at multiple indigenous alternative healing schools that teach the importance of balancing the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, social, and aspects of the self to achieve optimal health. Antonio’s goal is to continue learning and growing as a human being and share his ten years of holistic wellness experience/lifestyle with others.

Teachers and Alternative Healing education

James Cabbler R.I.P (Boxing Coach/Champ Gym)
Herbie Hollands (Wing Chun Kung Fu)
Master Naba Kemetic Dogon High Priest
Chief Amachi (Priest of Tim and Bokata)
Queen Afua (Man heal thy self)
Dr. Jewel Pookrum (Jewel Pookrum University)
Yiser Ra Hotep (Kemetic Yoga)
Kwesi (Ausarian Tantra Yoga)
Yeye GoGo (Sangoma Training)

“Holistic wellness is a lifestyle that has to be cultivated each moment of each day. The present moment is where the origins of all healing begin.”
– Antonio Stovall

Other Upcoming Activities by TAP

TAP also is hosting Community Healing Workshop Series (Quarterly)
December 3rd@10am – January 21st @3pm

Join TAP for these FREE workshops to learn how to help keep our community safe and free of gun violence.

Upcoming Workshops

How to be a H.O.O.D. (Health, Optimism, Ownership, Discipline) Healer with Antonio Stovall
December 3, 2022 • Begins at 10 a.m.
Roanoke Higher Education Center
108 N. Jefferson Street, Room 618
Roanoke, VA 24016

Contact TAP

For more information, email antoniostovall90@gmail.com or lateefah.trent@tapintohope.org, or call 540.819.8828.

Related Articles

A few articles about TAP which hosts African American classes by Instructor Antonio Stovall under management of Lateefah Trent.

TAP Websites:

https://tapintohope.org/event/african-american-studies-class/ and coming in 2023, https://tapintohope.org/event/community-healing-workshops/

Articles about TAP:

https://thegrio.com/2022/10/19/culture-class-to-help-black-boys-stay-in-school/
https://www.essence.com/news/tap-youth-va-education/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/10/12/early-years-william-fleming-teacher-bringing-mindfulness-training-more-area-youth/
https://news.yahoo.com/african-american-culture-class-virginia-174144355.html

How to Listen

Africa400 airs on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time, United States) on HANDRadio, https://handradio.org. After the show airs, listeners will be able to hear the show on this post and on our Media Page.

Listen to the November 30 show below: