# PODCAST: Who Built Ricky Singh? - Charlotte is Creative

> Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/podcast-who-built-ricky-singh/
> Updated: 2021-03-24T10:29:47+00:00
> Type: Post
> Categories: CLT Creatives, Podcasts | Contributors: Andy Goh and Tim Miner

Ricky Singh is an educator, artist and father of four in Charlotte. He knows what it takes to help build individuals and neighborhoods by engaging their

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**Ricky Singh** is an educator, artist and father of four in Charlotte. He knows what it takes to help build individuals and neighborhoods by engaging their creative spirits. He binds people together through community projects that combine art and activism.

He put that knowledge and passion to work last summer in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and a deadly shooting on Beatties Ford Rd. Singh initiated a [series of community murals and multidisciplinary events](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/community-groups-working-to-transform-beatties-ford-road/) in an effort to rebuild the Beatties Ford corridor’s [sense of peace and pride](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/where-are-we-in-clt-sankofa-mural/).

On this “Who Built Me?” segment, producer**Andy Goh** spoke with Singh about the people he credits for building him — his four sons.

## **Riff with Ricky**

[INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/mrrickysingh/) | [CHARLOTTE LAB SCHOOL](http://www.charlottelabschool.org/)