Why Subscribe to Mr. Earth Rebirth?
I Don’t Just Believe in Change — I Want to Build It.
My name is Andrew, AKA Mr. Earth Rebirth, and for the past 15+ years, I’ve been on a mission to prove that sustainable change doesn’t start in boardrooms — it starts in backyards, classrooms, city halls, and community gardens.
I’m an entrepreneur, strategist, and movement-builder working at the intersection of sustainability, systems change, and storytelling. From launching grassroots projects to scaling digital platforms, everything I do is rooted in one question:
How do we turn big dreams into collective action — and real-world results?
I break down the systems we live in, reflect on what is happening, how we got here, and the journey of how we can build something better—together.
🌱 From Vision to Groundwork: Building Earth Rebirth
While studying at the University of Oklahoma, I founded Earth Rebirth, a nonprofit rooted in a simple but powerful mission: Empower communities to take control of their food, energy, and water.
I didn’t want to just advocate for sustainability — I wanted to help people live it.
To turn awareness into action, and action into a movement.
We started by getting our hands dirty — literally.
We built gardens, responded to natural disasters, and held workshops in school cafeterias, church basements, and public libraries.
We showed up at marches. We taught young people how to grow food and speak truth to power.
And over time, those small actions began to ripple.
Since 2011, Earth Rebirth has helped create over 150 community gardens across Oklahoma — partnering with schools, businesses, faith groups, and families.
In 2019, we made history when Norman Public Schools became the first district in the state to reach 100% participation in school gardening.
It wasn’t just about planting seeds — it was about planting belief in what’s possible when education and community collide.
Turning Local Power into Policy
Outside of organizing, I’ve served on boards and committees that shape local environmental policy — including the OU Environmental Concerns Committee, OU Sustainability Coalition, Norman Environmental Control Advisory Board, and the Sierra Club Policy Committee.
In 2014, I was honored to be selected as a National Wildlife Federation Fellow, and shortly after, I co-authored the Mayor’s Climate Commitment for the City of Norman, helping it become the first city in Oklahoma to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
Earth Rebirth and myself won several awards over the years for Human Rights, Education, Sustainability, Oklahoma Nonprofit of the Year, and more. But it never felt like enough…it still doesn’t.
Giving the Movement a Home
In 2015, we took the next step and opened the Earth Rebirth Community Action Center — a space dedicated to not just teaching sustainability, but organizing for justice.
We didn’t want this space to just be a nonprofit office. This was a hub for movement work.
We partnered with Native American water protectors, politicians, land defenders, and activists to train in nonviolent protest, de-escalation strategies, legal observation, and policy advocacy. We prepared organizers for pipeline blockades. We built curriculum around civic action and frontline resilience.
Our center became a launchpad for direct action and deep education — a place where climate justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and grassroots power could intersect and thrive.
We didn’t just want to react to the moment. We trained for it. We prepared others for it.
And when crisis hit — whether it was a tornado, a pipeline vote, or a racial justice uprising — our doors were open. Whether you were a student group wanting to organize or a transient person who needed a couch to rest on while the band played, it was your space as much as it was ours.
Because Earth Rebirth was never just about the environment.
It was about empowerment, equity, and evolution.
From Gardening Tech to Narrative Power
In 2020, as COVID disrupted life for nearly everyone, I found myself called to a new kind of resilience work — this time in the digital space. I became Chief Operations Officer of an emerging garden app company, focused on making homegrown food more accessible to people everywhere.
For me, it wasn’t just about tech — it was about values.
I’ve always believed that digital tools should help people live more connected, healthier lives — with nature, with community, and with themselves.
Over the next two years, we grew quickly. I helped lead the company through acquisition in 2022 and stayed on helping refine a vision to merge sustainability and tech in ways that empowered families, educators, and everyday people to take food production into their own hands — literally.
But as the world began to open back up, I felt a deeper pull. Because tools are powerful — but stories move culture.
Leading With Voice & Vision
On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, I got a phone call that changed everything.
I had just been offered the role of Chief Marketing Officer at The Black Wall Street Times — a publication not just reporting on the world, but reshaping how it's remembered. Rooted in truth, justice, and the enduring legacy of Tulsa's original Black Wall Street, BWST wasn’t just a news outlet — it was a platform for cultural preservation and radical possibility.
I remember sitting with that offer and feeling the full weight of the moment.
The country stood on the edge of history: Would we elect the first Black woman president, Kamala Harris? Or return power to Donald Trump for a non-consecutive second term?
Would it be another four years of having to beg, debate, and convince people to understand how people not like them are impacted?
I accepted the role — not just because I believed in the platform, but because I knew we needed unapologetic media that speaks truth to power, no matter which way the vote turned.
And then… we got Trump.
The disappointment was real.
But I wasn’t discouraged — I was activated.
But this wasn’t just about managing content or crafting clever campaigns.
It was about defending truth in a time of distortion — and making sure our stories weren’t just told, but told right.
It didn’t feel like I was stepping into a media job. I was stepping into a cultural responsibility: to help build a platform where Black voices, Indigenous voices, and justice-rooted communities couldn’t be ignored, misrepresented, or erased.
Every headline we publish, every campaign we launch, every partnership we build — it all serves a larger purpose: To protect the narrative power of marginalized communities and give people the tools to stand in their truth with clarity and confidence.
From marketing to editorial, I work across journalism, education, politics, and the arts — helping teams sharpen their message, define their values, and scale their impact without losing their soul.
This work fuels what I do with BWST and beyond: Consulting and collaborating with creators, leaders, cultural entrepreneurs, and change makers who want more than visibility — they want alignment, momentum, and real-world results that carry impact.
Because it’s not enough to dream big.
You have to act bigger
What You’ll Get When You Subscribe:
Writings that go beyond the headlines
I break down the systems beneath the soundbites — from politics to purpose, always with clarity and edge.Mental health reflections from the frontlines of activism
Real talk on burnout, balance, and staying rooted while fighting for change.Behind-the-scenes dispatches from the We’re Not So Different documentary.
Plus updates from other creative projects, impact work, and stories in the making.Early excerpts from my upcoming book, Dream Big, Act Bigger
Get a first look at the ideas, lessons, and lived experience driving the next chapter.Community polls, voice notes, and conversations that don’t happen anywhere else.
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If you’ve ever felt like you care too much in a world trying to keep you quiet—you’re not alone. This is a space for people like you: grounded, growing, and refusing to look away. Subscribe to support this work and get full access to the content, the community, and the mission.
You can also directly support our nonprofit work at Earth Rebirth—helping schools, communities, and families grow food, fight climate collapse, and build sustainable solutions that last.
Visit EarthRebirthNow.org to donate, volunteer, or partner with the mission. Learn more about my projects at Mrearthrebirth.com.
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