by Yasawaii Saadiq, Founder of Third Eye Nubians 

There is a future many of us can see but haven’t fully stepped into yet.It’s a future where our neighborhoods are not just places we survive—but places we thrive. Where business, education, culture, and joy coexist. Where children grow up seeing possibility modeled daily. Where elders are honored as living libraries. Where wealth circulates, creativity is protected, and community is intentional. That future is not imaginary.It’s remembered.

Vision Is a Form of Power

Before anything is built in the physical world, it exists in the mind. Every thriving civilization began as a shared vision. One strong enough to outlive obstacles, distractions, and doubt. When we consistently visualize ourselves as whole, capable, and unified, we begin to reject narratives that say otherwise. What we imagine repeatedly, we eventually organize toward. This is why representation matters. This is why imagery matters. This is why storytelling matters.

Beyond Survival: Designing Communities on Purpose

Too often, our conversations are centered on reacting, fixing what’s broken, addressing what’s wrong, surviving what’s happening to us. But survival is not the goal. Design is. Designing communities where:

• Black-owned businesses support one another
• Education is both cultural and futuristic
• Art and entertainment reflect truth and joy
• Technology serves the people, not the other way around
• Children are raised in environments that affirm their brilliance

This level of intention changes outcomes.

Wealth Is More Than Money

True wealth shows up as:

• Shared knowledge
• Strong relationships
• Access to opportunity
• Emotional safety
• Cultural confidence

Money flows more easily in environments where trust exists. When we build ecosystems rooted in shared values, wealth becomes a byproduct, not the burden.

The Role We Each Play

Community isn’t something we wait for.It’s something we practice. Every time you:

• Support a Black-owned brand
• Share resources instead of hoarding them
• Teach what you know
• Mentor someone behind you
• Invest locally

You are participating in future-building. No role is too small. No contribution is insignificant.

This Is the Energy Behind Third Eye Nubians

Third Eye Nubians exists to do more than sell products. It exists to signal alignment. Our designs are reminders, visual affirmations of consciousness, pride, and collective direction. When you wear or display Third Eye Nubians, you are quietly saying:

I believe in us.

And belief, when shared, becomes momentum.

Closing: Choose the Future Daily

The future we deserve isn’t waiting on permission. It’s responding to participation. With every intentional choice, what we buy, what we support, what we amplify moves us closer to communities that reflect our highest selves. The work is not overnight. But it is inevitable when vision and action meet. Stay conscious. Stay connected. Stay Nubian.

- Yasawaii