Mentoring
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We Must Fight For Our Girls #PushOutFilm
Join me for the Atlanta Premiere of the film “PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” “PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” | SCREENING TIME When: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 | 5:30p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Clark Atlanta University RSVP on EventBrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-a-girl-save-a-world-presents-pushout-the-criminalization-of-black-girls-in-schools-the-atlanta-tickets-76840731697 A panel discussion will follow the screening with Dr.…
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4.5 GPA Student Needs Our Help to Travel to His Dream College Next Month
Hello family! I need your help. I need you to pause long enough to do three things: Read this post and the call to action below Contribute something, anything, to help fulfill this request and the dream of a brilliant teenager, and Share this with everyone that you know so that we can make this…
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Watch This Brilliant TEDx Talk at Pittsburgh State University
I’m honored to share the video below of a brilliant man who is also my cousin. Mr. Harold Wallace III is my paternal third cousin, who I knew when he was a baby and small child. We lost touch as he grew into young adulthood and manhood, but thankfully a few years ago we reconnected…
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Thought of the Day: We All Need to Open Our Mirrors
Please watch this video. The message shared is bold, deep, poignant, and personal. She will make you laugh and cry, want to shout and sing, and test out your lyrical skills. She will make you think about life, self, and those around you—near and far. It’s a reminder to all of us. You won’t be…
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Part Four: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
But when will we individually and collectively say, “no more” and mean it? When will we stop subscribing to past lies masqueraded as truths? When will we stop buying into the stereotypes that were created as propaganda mechanisms to divide? When will we stop perpetuating the lies that even our elders told because they didn’t…
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What I Shared With a Student That May be Helpful to You
I hope that it helps to snatch them out of their pit and motivates them to run, walk, crawl or even roll to the victory line. They may not cross in first place, but they will cross. Every race we start we’re expected to finish.
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Part One: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
After watching this brief clip that someone posted on Facebook that shows a recording of an episode where Iyanla Vanzandt has Black men and women openly expressing their hurts, anger, and disappointments, I share in this multi-part reflection and plea that I’ve started below. I know that it can apply to any ethnicity of people…
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Why the Book “Believe Bigger” by Marshawn Evans Daniels Needs to be a Part of Your Vision and Planning Arsenal
The time is NOW! Don’t wait. Don’t procrastinate. You’re only stealing from yourself when you do. Seriously. Yes, I’m talking about the new book Believe Bigger: Discover Your Path to Your Life Purpose Invest in this book, this guide, this map to explore sides and crevices of YOU that you have overlooked, neglected, abused, misused,…
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America We Have Unresolved Anger Issues and We Can Solve Them, Starting First With You and Me
While reading the book “Overcoming Hurts & Anger: Finding Freedom From Negative Emotions” by Dwight Carlson, MD, I ran across the following data that made my jaw drop Many of us are walking around as ticking time bombs just waiting for someone to trigger our explosion. If you were raised in a conservative, highly religious…
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Dream Chasers, Dream Saboteurs: The Last Three Years of My Life Unveiled as Your Lesson
I can’t believe that it’s already mid-July. It seems like last week was the first week of January. Maybe it’s our busyness or the chaos of life intertwined with the never-sleeping age of technology that keeps us buzzed, connected, and feeling like time is passing us by. Some days feel like they zoom by while…
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Recover the “WHY”
A few days ago I had the pleasure of chatting online with a woman who I know God sent to speak to me that day, Ms. LeVeda McCou. We met years ago within professional settings and instantly we clicked. I’ve always liked her bold, go-get-it attitude and personality. When her path took her elsewhere professionally…
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How Much Would You Invest in Helping Connect Our Youth to Positive Role Models?
https://youtu.be/9AD3FtmBHmo The above featured video is our first of many, to tell our story and share our vision for Storiboard Nation. We’re working hard to meet the needs of our members who shared their feedback on the type of online community and mobile app they desired. There’s been many sleepless nights to build an online…
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The Boy With a Bag of Nails
Story and photo shared by rackemup.org: There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37…
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