ABOUT

CGF was founded by Hip-Hop Artist/Actor/Author Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., better known as “Common"

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IN HIS OWN WORDS

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“I started the Common Ground Foundation because I wanted to help. Most of all help people to help themselves. I always believed that if we started with the youth then we would be planting the seeds for our future to blossom. Give the children a sense of hope, self-esteem, and love that will better the world…I think making a difference in the lives of others is life’s greatest purpose. I walk this path with faith knowing that the Common Ground Foundation will Change the World.”- Love, COMMON

THE BOARD

Board of Directors

Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines, President
Erika Bracey
Tamara Brown
Trelinda Clark
Courtney Hill
Robert Johnson
Andy Li
Keith McGregory
Jonavan Smith

Staff

Tamara Brown
Interim Executive Director
tamara@commongroundfoundation.org

Artra Worlds
Executive Support
artra@commongroundfoundation.org

Advisory Council

Dr. Ben Chavis
Martin King
Erica Bracey
John Cruzat