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A Virtual Haircut
Have you ever known of a leading light that could touch more than just one demographic such as African Americans, Latin Americans, the growing boxing community, women who want to be heard, inner city communities, other aspiring entrepreneurs, students with identified disabilities, and even high school athletes? Let me set the stage before I give thanks to a man who played such an impelling role in my early recovery and continues to “until this day”, as the former heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder would say.
By Dwayne Ellis5 years ago in Motivation
Good For Business
The black man and woman were kept from the glorious lights of knowledge at the start of this country, yet it still managed to shine through them as their creations lead ways for people of all skin colors. Many slaves were not allowed to read, yet Frederick Douglass became one of the most eloquent writers of his time, and ours alike. Through segregation and discriminations, lack of resources and school funding, black people still managed to break through and invent things that we will use for the rest of our time. Impressive is an understatement when discussing black philosophers, scientists, inventors and business owners and their success through times where it was closer to impossible to get proper education, resources and fundings to do so. Life gave the creators of our country lemons and sugar to make lemonade, yet black inventors and creatives did it with the mere seeds. To this day, black people still suffer from the systematic dispositions our people were put in during the Jim Crow era, and segregation by having to grow up in the same communities that continue to lack educational funding and proper resources. By making it near impossible to get high paying jobs, it also made it impossible to move out to the suburbs and places with high funded schools. Instead many were trapped in communities surrounded by liquor stores, and shops that promote the sale of various drugs. Through all this, many black people still shine through, and continue to shape America as we know it. There are so many amazing and intelligent black creators who push through any and every disposition thrown their way.
By Lyns Lyfe5 years ago in Motivation
The Woman Who Moves Mountains
The little girl with the pigtail plaits had no idea who she would grow up to be, but she always knew she was somebody. Her parents taught her, and both of her sisters, that good things were expected of all of them. This was during the time that little children were expected to drop out of school by the eighth grade because their future was in service to White people and they had no need of an education beyond the basics. The parents never had an opportunity to receive an education and they were determined this was not going to happen to their girls.
By Pamela W. Carman5 years ago in Motivation
Brighter Path
As children, we loved to admire and be inspired by superheroes. Fictional characters like Iron man and Captain America captured our imagination. Seeing them fly through the air attempting to save the world from an evil villain plot. Many chose to idol more realistic heroes, like your local fireman or policeman. Watching their vehicles pass swiftly responding to an emergency was exhilarating. Once we grew into adults, our visions, goals and wants changed. As well as, who and what inspired us. The black innovator that inspires me is Steve Harvey. Overcoming poverty as a child and young man. Then establishing a career, using his platforms to help guide our youth in the right direction and give tools to others that may need it. It's inspiring to see a philanthropist that doesn't mind giving respect to the man upstairs. This is why I'm inspired.
By Highway Jimmy5 years ago in Motivation
Dayna Stephens
At first glance, Dayna Stephens and I don’t have much in common. At 42, he is already a legendary saxophonist, and I can’t follow along to the Cupid Shuffle. He is a Black man, and I’m a White woman. He received a full ride to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and I went to my safety school. Stephens later attended the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, while I scored so dismally on my LSAT that I was lucky to make it into a second-tier law school. However, Stephens and I share one unfortunate trait: we are part of the 1% of Americans that suffer from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
By AJ Schackart 5 years ago in Motivation
How To Succeed At Online Marketing
“Content builds relationships. Relationships are built on trust. Trust drives revenue. “— Andrew Davis This article’s purpose is to give you practical, helpful advice on how to have success with your online marketing efforts. Your bottom line goal should be to increase the sales of the products and services you offer to your existing and potential customers.
By Terry Mansfield5 years ago in Motivation
Black Dragon
How do you hatch a dragon egg? Yes, a dragon egg. As in the mythical, monstrous lizard-like creatures that are often winged, breathe fire and have been the subject of everything from children’s nightmares to scientific study from ancient China to Europe for as long as stories have been told. Well, the answer to that question depends on which origin myth you’re going with and as any true comic book fan will tell you, origin stories are everything because they explain a lot about the eventual outcomes of a character. Going back to the dragon question, for example, if you read the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini, you’ll discover that the way a dragon egg is hatched or comes into the world is when it comes in physical contact with its eventual rider. The hatchling inside the egg chooses a worthy rider and then hatches for it and will hatch for nothing less than a human or elf rider that it deems worthy. Perhaps my favourite dragon origin myth, however, is from George R.R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and in the television adaption of the story, there is an epic scene where a grieving Daenerys Targaryen sets the body of her dead husband alight with three dragon eggs on the funeral pyre and they hatch due to a combination of the heat and magic. In many ways, Vusi Thembekwayo can be said to have hatched due to a combination of the heat of circumstance and the magic of time and chance.
By Stephen Bhasera5 years ago in Motivation
Robert L. Johnson
Enamored with television and the potential power it held, Robert Louis Johnson envisioned a network all his own. That channel would one day be Black Entertainment Television or B.E.T. After graduating from Princeton University, he realized his vision and built what would become the first black-founded company to appear on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2002, when he sold BET for $3 billion, he became the first black billionaire in American history.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Motivation
From Lost Black Boy To Found Black Man
Inspiration is an understatement, when it comes to this BLACK KING! My biggest inspiration, is a 28 year old African American who goes by Yusuf Abraham Kamara. Most call him “Minds”. From living in Africa most of his life, to single handedly building a clothing brand bigger than he could have ever imagined, within the past 7 years (in California). He has impacted many artists around the world with his clothing brand “Affiliated Minds”. As a lost boy/artist, he always felt as if he was always trying to create a home for himself. Needless did he know he created a home for himself and thousands of others through his brand! He has sponsored over 3000 people throughout these past 7 years, even when his bank accounts were in the negatives. The most astonishing thing about him, is that the majority of his 60,000 followers have no idea who he is! It’s extremely rare these days, to see someone THIS PASSIONATE about what they’ve built. I’ve never seen anyone deny money as much as him. A true giver indeed. He once told me, that he sees things in people way before they see it in themselves, which is why he’s sponsored so many underrated artists, to give them something to believe in and keep going. To give them a place to always call home.
By Affiliated Minds5 years ago in Motivation
