Foundational Fundamentals

Background

Our Mission

We are a family-led nonprofit dedicated to guiding teenagers and young adults through their most important developmental years. Our work is rooted in community, mentorship, and truth.

Who We Serve

We serve the descendants of the original Indigenous people of the Americas. Over centuries, our people have been renamed and reclassified — from Indian to Negro, from Colored to Black, and now African American. These imposed labels were designed to sever us from our true identity and our land.

The reality is that we are the Indigenous Americans — the original people of this land. Our purpose is to restore that knowledge of self and provide the tools needed to thrive in the present and future.

What We Do

We equip young people with:

Knowledge of self through history, ancestry, and cultural truth.
Practical life skills like financial literacy, trade training, and future planning.
Mentorship from skilled, committed guides who build authentic, long-lasting relationships.

Why It Matters

Representation and role models matter. Education that reflects our true identity matters. When young people understand who they truly are, reclaim their Indigenous roots, and see what’s possible, they gain the confidence to walk in their full power.

Our Goal

To inspire our youth to stand firmly in their identity, reclaim their inheritance, and live as their best selves.

The Black Boots Initiative

Creating Philadelphia’s Contractor Hub — Rooted in Truth, Building for the Future

Motivation

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1963: “The Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land.”

Malcolm X confirmed that same year: “We are the original people of this land. They just renamed us Negro, Colored, and African American so we couldn’t claim what’s ours — land, rights, inheritance, nationhood.”

The reclassification of our people was not an accident — it was designed to sever us from our inheritance. The Black Boots Initiative © directly answers this history by reclaiming skills, ownership, and power for the Indigenous copper-colored people of this continent.

Why It Matters

Our communities face systemic barriers: violence, healthcare gaps, poverty, housing insecurity, food deserts, gentrification, and underfunded education. These are symptoms of stolen wealth and erasure.

The solution is restoration — restoring skills, restoring ownership, and restoring nationhood. Blue-collar trades remain the backbone of stability. When our people are trained, employed, and owning businesses, generational wealth and community revitalization follow.

Program Overview

The Black Boots Initiative © is a workforce development and community reinvestment program. It provides on-the-job training for Indigenous descendants mislabeled as “Black” or “African American,” along with low-income individuals and those with outdated skill sets.

Training includes:

Unskilled & General Labor
HVAC
Plumbing
Electrical
Masonry
Carpentry
Roofing
Sheet Metal Work

Beyond technical training, the program provides tools for:

Real estate development
Financial literacy
Entrepreneurship

The goal is not only job placement — it is true ownership and restoration.

The Contractor’s Hub

The Contractor’s Hub will be a LEED-certified multi-purpose facility designed for sustainability and sovereignty. It will:

Offer storage for tools, equipment, and materials
Provide contractor office space and secure vehicle parking
Host training, workshops, and cultural gatherings
Integrate renewable energy and green-collar job training through Far Away From Here Innovations

The Hub also creates ripple effects: food truck vendors, local suppliers, and neighborhood businesses all benefit as wealth recirculates within the community.

Bagley Enterprises Integration

The Black Boots Initiative is powered by Bagley Enterprises, which unites multiple divisions into one closed-loop empowerment model:

Maintenance 215 LLC – Full-scale property maintenance and contracting across Philadelphia and surrounding counties, providing real work opportunities and proving the strength of Indigenous-led contracting businesses.
BF Supplies – Eco-friendly, all-natural cleaning products manufactured and distributed locally, showing that we can produce, market, and own essential industries.
Far Away From Here Innovations – Ongoing research in renewable energy and propulsion systems, preparing our people to lead in future-facing industries.

Together, these arms form a circle of strength: from maintenance and contracting, to manufacturing, to innovation — all grounded in truth and identity.

Our Stand

We are not African Americans.

We are the Indigenous, copper-colored people the first colonists described.

This land is our birthright.