Chris Agyei is one of those artists who does more than just create beautiful paintings. He has a soul just as spectacular. Chris always had a talent for art but when he got older he used that skill not only to support himself but lift others up too. His community like many has been devastated by drugs and gang violence. Chris opened an art gallery to give back to where he grew up and still lives today. Hear his story. 

 

ABOUT HUG IT OUT AMERICA

Not 12 hours after Trump was elected president I lost my cool with a man with a red hat. I nearly went to prison for mere seconds of uncontrolled emotion. That was just the beginning of the hell hole I walked into. When I climbed out, I was a very different person. Ever since I have been on a mission to find humanity in everybody most importantly the people I have big disagreement with. Last year I started to give hugs in every state. ( www.50hugs.org. ) Funny thing, I am not really a hug guy. Just ask my wife. I just like talking to people and the hugs sometimes help get the conversation going and certainly make some people feel better. Others not so much. Anyway, I have visited 23 states on my road trip already. Often my kids are in tow but sometimes it's just me and my SUV. The plan was to visit the other 27 this year then this damn Coronavirus hit. Now just like you, I am stuck at home, Can't go anywhere strangers are. No live sports are on tv now. Just the damn news. .Not crap to do with my free time but watch Netflix or my kids try to kill each other. So I started this show. I know jack about the radio business, but I am sick of all this screen to screen connection, social media, Emojis, and all that virtual crap. Radio is not fa