About Us
working in service of community
Timeline of Leadership
- In 2014 he helped make history by leading the campaign to elect the 100th Woman into Congress and 2nd Black Congresswoman in NC, Rep. Alma Adams.
- As a Federal Liaison in The U.S House of Representatives he was instrumental in the historic creation of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus
- He helped make history again as Rep. Adams Field Director in 2016 after NC lawmakers made an unprecedented move to redraw Congressional District lines in the middle of an election year.
- As Vice Chair of the Charlotte NAACP and Director of Engagement at HBCU Pride Nation, he led protests in the midst of the trial/police shootings of Keith Lamont Scott and Jonathan Ferrell-- issuing specific demands to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and city government.
- He co-created the Charlotte Solidarity movement with Bree Newsome, bringing together faith leaders, activists and organizations together to fight back against police brutality -- which subsequently lead to his nomination as the Top 14 Leaders of The New Civil Rights Movement
- In 2016, he served as the NC Get Out The Vote Director for For Our Future, partnering with Dolores Huerta to keep Donald Trump out of office while mobilizing communities of color across the state.
- Later that year he became the first ever Communications Fellow at the Center for Community Change and shot/produced “Tundra”, a video mini-series.
- In 2017, Jeremiah played pivotal roles on the ground in historic progressive victories in Virginia & Alabama via NexGen America and Woke Vote.
- During his time at NextGen America as National Training Director he would go on to lead/cultivate 1000+ Young Activists Nationwide on tactics to dismantle systemic oppression through a 30+ Million Dollar Program entitled NextGen Rising.
- The program was focused on 426 college campuses and flipped 33 out of 38 Republican held Congressional Districts targeted.
- Later that year, Jeremiah created #BeTheBlessing, an effort to reach back to black children in Charlotte, NC and offer insight on life skills, civic engagement and career exploration.
- In 2018, he partnered with Blavity, Color of Change, NAFEO, Woke Vote and Black Futures Lab to create the #BlackLivesRising Program, which featured over 80 black youth organizers in 6 states and 13 cities to increase voter participation. The program's $1M dollar efforts assisted with the election of WI Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Rep. Rashid Tlaib, NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls & many more.
- In 2019, Jeremiah spearheaded the Need to Impeach Campaign and hosted trainings, marches, and congressional member visits to build a grassroots movement of over 10 million Americans to impeach Donald J. Trump.
- In 2020, Chapman released the Black Culture Weekly app meant to support Black businesses, artists and activists.
- In 2021, Chapman served as Creative Director for the School Meals for All Coalition that led California to become the 1st in the nation to adopt FREE school breakfast/lunch with over $2B in funding to feed California’s 6.2M children.
- In 2022, Chapman created Black Culture Academy Uganda as a means of supporting youth in Uganda on their creative endeavors that sent students to teach Sweden to teach African Dance.
- In 2023, Jeremiah founded The Afro Vibes & Wine Festival with renowned Ebony Wine & Spirits in Charlotte, NC as a means of advocating for black businesses, artists and activists.
- In July of 2023, he worked with Award Winning Director Toyin Giwa to implement film into The Afro Vibes & Wine Festival in Los Angeles that supported 40+ Black businesses and saw a record 650+ attendees.
- Later that year, Chapman ran digital media operations for the Healthy School Meals for All Campaign via Senate Bill 348 which saw passage in the California Senate, making California the 1st state in the nation to develop
- In 2024, he was nominated for the “Solutions Journalism” award by the prestigious LA Press Club for his work as a videographer, photographer and co-producer on the Farm Refresh Series.
Education
Johnson C. Smith University 11’
BA - Interdisciplinary Studies
Keller Graduate School of Management 15’
MBA - Project Management