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2025…Connected in The Same House

As we close out 2025, we also mark the passing of a quarter of a century. For many of us, especially Baby Boomers and Generation X, the last 25 years have felt fundamentally different from the 25 that came before. Technology has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. Smartphones, computers, and social media have connected us instantly and globally. New marketplaces and opportunities for prosperity have emerged that would have been unimaginable just a generation ago.

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Thanksgiving: A Tradition of Unity in a Divided Nation And Why Its Original Purpose Matters More Than Ever for The Same House Today

Every November, people across America gather around the table. We pass plates of comfort food, share stories of our favorite memories with our loved ones, and pause long enough to feel grateful for the beautiful things in our lives. But the story behind Thanksgiving is much deeper than a holiday meal. It was created to bring a divided nation back together, and that original purpose feels especially important today.

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Economic Mobility Beyond Charity

There is an important difference between charity and change. Charity starts with good intentions: a meal served, a donation made, a need met for a moment in time. But real change calls us to look deeper. It challenges us to move beyond generosity and begin building systems that provide people with lasting opportunity and stability. True equity is not a matter of how much we give, but how well we create the conditions for people to thrive. Economic mobility, the ability for individuals and families to move forward, to build a future, is both a moral and structural challenge. It’s about whether our systems lift people up or hold them back.

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Honoring the Everyday Heroes Who Build Beloved Community By Rodney Bullard

Honoring Everyday Heroes—and Two Atlanta Visionaries At the 2025 Beloved Benefit, more than 1,500 people came together to celebrate the movement toward Dr. King’s Beloved Community. We lifted up the volunteers, nonprofits, and families who embody resilience—and presented The Same House Legacy Award to Arthur M. Blank and Dan Cathy, whose extraordinary leadership has shaped Beloved from the very beginning.

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Leadership That Listens: How to Show Up in Service of the Moment By Rodney Bullard

When you witness injustice or hardship, the instinct is often to act, to fix, to do something right away. I felt that same urgency when I attended Atlanta’s Westside in 2019. I wanted to create immediate change. But you have to earn the right to care. Those community members didn’t need a savior. They needed partners who were willing to slow down, build trust, and honor what was already happening on the ground. And because we took the time to listen, we ended up with an impact that no amount of planning could have made happen on its own.

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Rooted in Legacy: The Same House and the Words of John Lewis By Rodney Bullard

I still remember the 2019 Beloved Benefit like it was yesterday. It was Congressman John Lewis’s last public appearance, and his presence was a powerful reminder of what it means to lead with courage and conviction. He spoke the words that have since become the foundation of The Same House: “We’re one people. We’re one family. We all live in the same house. The house of Atlanta, Georgia.”

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Civic Courage: What It Means to Stand Firm in Divisive Times By Rodney Bullard

Following July 4th, I find myself thinking about what it truly means to live in a free and fair society. Our collective national celebrations invite us to reflect on the foundational values that shaped this country: liberty, equality, and the responsibility we share for one another. However, ideals alone do not sustain a democracy. They must be upheld, especially when they are tested. Civic courage is the choice to stand firm in those moments. It is the strength to lead with conviction when it is difficult, and the clarity to seek unity when division seems like the norm. And it is these moments of courage that are needed now more than ever.

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Fathering the Future: A Call to Build with Purpose By Rodney Bullard

Father’s Day is a time to honor the men who have raised us, guided us, and loved us. That recognition matters. But this season also invites us to reflect more deeply on what it means to “father” something. Fathering goes beyond family; it’s the act of caring for something, protecting it, nurturing it, and helping it grow. This kind of responsibility isn’t limited to parents or men, in particular. No matter your title, your background, or your role, you have the ability to shape something meaningful. A relationship, a neighborhood, a possibility. And in a world where so much is uncertain, the real question is: What are we creating, and for whom?

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