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Chad Brown ni mwanzilishi na rais wa Soul River Inc., shirika lisilo la faida ambalo linazingatia kuunganisha veterans na kuanzisha vijana mbalimbali wa mijini wa rangi kwa nje, uhifadhi wa asili na viongozi wa vijana wanaokua katika utetezi wa ardhi zetu za umma, wanyamapori na maji safi. Hivi karibuni, Brown amezindua Upendo mpya usio na faida ni Mfalme kwamba anaongoza na dhamira ya kuvunja chuki, ubaguzi, ujinga na ubaguzi wa rangi katika nje kwa BIPOC na makundi yote yaliyotengwa kuwa na fursa ya kuzunguka zaidi na ujasiri katika nje na kujenga kumbukumbu nzuri kwa wenyewe bila kukabiliana na uchokozi wowote. Lengo la Upendo ni Mfalme ni kuongeza upatikanaji na usalama katika nje.

Brown pia ni mkongwe wa Navy, mpiga picha wa mtindo wa maandishi, mkurugenzi wa ubunifu anayeendesha Chado Communication Design na Soul River Studios. Chad mara nyingi hufuatilia adventures katika nchi ya nyuma kama mtu wa nje, wawindaji wa upinde, mhifadhi na kuongoza timu za uongozi wa nje katika Mviringo wa Arctic. Yeye ni hasa shauku ya kufanya kazi kwa karibu na mataifa ya asili, kama vile kufanya kazi kwa ajili ya haki ya mazingira katika ardhi ya umma, kuongeza ufahamu kupitia elimu, kutoa upatikanaji, umoja, na usalama kwa kila mtu lakini hasa kwa watu wa rangi katika nje. Brown ni mwanachama wa Bodi ya Ligi ya Wilderness ya Alaska na ameonyeshwa kwenye BBC, CBS, na pia katika machapisho ya kitaifa kama vile Nje ya Jarida na Drake, na katika machapisho mbalimbali ya Pasifiki Kaskazini Magharibi. Zaidi ya hayo, Brown alikuwa mpokeaji wa kwanza wa Tuzo ya Vikwazo vya Kuvunja iliyotolewa na Orvis, pamoja na Tuzo ya Haki ya Kuelekea kwa Bending kutoka kwa Seneta wa Oregon Jeff Merkley.

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Ugavi wa Picha ya Pro: Nyuma ya Kamera: Chad Brown

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