Melanin Minded LLC

10/20/2026

An unforgettable evening, a meaningful launch, and a vision worth celebrating! 💜🎶

Please join us in thanking Dr. Bashir Easter, our founder of Melanin Minded, for bringing our community together for this year’s Her Life & Music: The Golden Celebration Gala and the launch of Navigator Transportation: Care in Motion.

By honoring the life and legacy of his mother, Deloris Pitts, Dr. Easter has made this celebration deeply personal connecting her love of music with a vision of support, dignity, and hope for families navigating the caregiving journey.

From the beautiful music to the powerful speakers and the voices of our Bridge Youth, the evening reflected the heart and dedication behind this work.

Dr. Easter, thank you for your leadership, your perseverance, and the care you pour into our community.

We recognize the years of work and collaboration behind this milestone, and we celebrate you alongside the partners, volunteers, and families who helped make it possible.

Thank you for an outstanding event and for giving us a meaningful reason to come together. 💜
Music. Memory. Movement. Hope.

10/19/2026

Dr. Easter shared a powerful testimony at the Her Life & Music event! The power of music and ADRD!

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

Reserve your seat today before the remaining seats are gone:
https://www.giiveai.com/event.html?id=9EJmxTmQLvoxCTtlZ44I

10/09/2026

We want to give a heartfelt thank-you to United Way of Tarrant County and Shakita Johnson, Esq., LBSW, EVP and Chief Aging Services Officer at the Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County, for proudly sponsoring Her Life & Music: The Golden Celebration Gala.

United Way of Tarrant County and the Area Agency on Aging support older adults and family caregivers across our community every day.

We’re honored to have them with us as we celebrate caregivers, raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia, and launch the Navigator Transportation Program in Texas.

New support is still coming in, and we’re grateful for every sponsor, donor, and friend who has stepped up. There’s still time to join them by sponsoring the gala, gifting a ticket so someone else can attend, or reserving your own seat.

Saturday, October 17, 2026 | TCU, Fort Worth
Get tickets or sponsor a seat: Her Life & Music – The Golden Celebration

Thank you for helping us build a community where caregivers and families aren’t alone. ✨

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10/05/2026

🎤 Honored to share: Dr. Bashir Easter has been selected as the Keynote Speaker for Caregiver Reset: A Day for YOU.

Dr. Easter is a recognized leader and innovator dedicated to empowering caregivers and reducing stigma. His work spans dementia-capable transportation, youth caregiver support and community-centered care. It is grounded in his own family's experience with dementia and his doctoral research on young caregivers of color. Through Melanin Minded, Navigator Transportation and Bridge Youth, he has spent years making sure caregivers are seen, supported and never left to walk this journey alone.

Caregiving is a journey, and you don't have to walk it alone. 💛

📅 Tuesday, November 3, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (registration begins at 9:30 AM)
📍 Region 16, 5800 Bell St, Amarillo, TX

This free caregiver conference offers:
✔️ Practical tools you can use in your caregiving journey
✔️ Encouragement and support: a day to breathe, reset and remember that you matter too
✔️ Lunch provided (limited seats)

Need respite care to attend? Respite care may be available for eligible caregivers. Contact Makayla Stewart at (806) 331-2227.

📲 Register today: scan the QR code or call 806-331-2227.

Thank you to the Mary E. Bivins Foundation, SkyWest Assisted Living Centers by Shaw, Park Central, the Area Agency on Aging of the Panhandle, The Basics at Jan Werner, and Home Instead for making this day possible.


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