Part 1 of three part interview with Raymond Gant. Mr. Gant is a community leader, family historian, orator, and urban homesteader. He has transformed 429 Reed Avenue where his former family home stood into a eco-friendly homestead. JB Brown interviews Mr. Gant and he covers the following topics: Discussed being brought up in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Building a homestead and residing at the same address he once grew up at; What his parents instilled in him and his siblings; Early interests in the outdoors as a child; Attending Ferris State University; Founding the Office of Minority Student Support Services on the campus of FSU; Leading as a Black man in the field of education, and impact; The benefits of creating "your own norm" and finding your purpose; Transitioning to a tiny house; What fatherhood has taught him; Family genealogy and the importance of knowing who you come from; Legacy of generations of family heritage in Kalamazoo.
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