Rahaman Kilpatrick is a self-taught barber offers free haircuts to men with upcoming job interviews and students with steadily improving grades.

Kilpatrick, who now resides in Maryland, mentors a community men’s group in Washington, D.C., as well as a group of teens and young men ― consisting of 13- to 21-year-olds ― at the nonprofit organization Horton’s Kids. Luckily for these mentees, Kilpatrick, who’s been cutting hair for almost 30 years, understands the fundamentals of feeling good, which is why he’s offering free cuts.

I quickly realized that haircuts are like a truth serum and having them in the chair for 20 minutes gave me the opportunity to talk to them about everything from how to treat women and the importance of good grades to safe sex and making better day-to-day decisions

Kilpatrick wants to spread the community love that he regularly practices with the hashtag #TheGiveBack, which he hopes will persuade others to also walk a philanthropic path.

Read the full article on Rahaman Kilpatrick by Zahara Hill at Huffington Post