Rashid Hughes serves as the Lead Facilitator of the Inaugural Cohort of the Howard University Contemplative Justice Fellowship. Rashid is passionate about bridging the worlds of contemplative practice, spirituality, and collective care. He is a proud graduate of the Howard University Department of Music and the Howard University School of Divinity. Rashid is a certified Mindfulness Teacher, a certified Yoga Instructor, a Restorative Justice Facilitator, and is currently in training to become a Fire Pujari. Most recently, Rashid was selected to be a 2022-2024 fellow of the Garrison Institute and was also featured in the new groundbreaking project, gOD-Talk, a project that uncovers how millennials interact with religion and the transformative nature of community and spirituality, sponsored by the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Rashid is the co-founder of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community, a community that centers the practice of mindfulness in the experiences and cultures of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC).