THE NEED TO SUCCEED

Some people say that they don't accomplish their goals for others but for themselves.  That's NOT me...

I have to succeed because I OWE it to my ancestors who paved the way for me, ESPECIALLY my maternal grandmother and grandfather who came to Cleveland from Alabama during the 50's to have a better life.

I have to succeed for my lineage and the children who may look up to me, ESPECIALLY in the African-American Community.  I HAVE to lead by example.

I succeed for others so I can be proud of myself and my accomplishments, PERIOD... POWER UP!

THE SINGLE MOTHER DILEMMA

As of late, I've been having indepth conversations with single mothers, especially those with sons, for mentoring program.  It really troubles me to see how many males are not positively active in their child(ren)'s life/lives.

I just read a sister's post about the love for her son.  She stated that eventhough she's been a single mother for several years, her and her son haven't missed anything...  Wow, is that what we've come to?  Black men are so absent that our women have learned to accept it and thrive?

One thing I'm learning in my conversations and experiences with single mothers, women are amazing and will do anything for their children.  However, behind the scenes, they are hurting and suffering from the lack of a MAN (not just a male) being in the household.

Brothers, we HAVE to do better and teach our boys how to do better.  Each one teach one after you reach one...
POWER UP!

THE CHAINBREAKER'S YOUTH SYMPOSIUM SPEECH

http://youtu.be/bxE92XZGPy0

RELATING AND COMMUNICATING WITH BLACK YOUTH

Some wonder why am I so effective in building with the youth.  It's because I've been where they've been, don't want to go, and need to be.

How can you teach somebody about Hell if you've never been there?  If you've never:

- been raised by a struggling single mother;
- been in the streets;
- been poor;
- been to jail/prison;
- been to college;
- been rich;
- been in various religions;
- been in shoot outs;
- been robbed;
- and so much more...

HOW CAN YOU RELATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEM?

I CAN AND I DO...

POWER UP!

IS IT BETTER TO BE A BLACK MAN THAN IT IS TO BE A BLACK WOMAN?

THE TRUTH ABOUT BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS

As a portion of the U.S. recognizes Black History Month , let us be clear on the concept of "Black Consciousness".

"Conscious" is defined as being aware of something.  We have come to see Black Consciousness as being aware of being "Black", however, it should not be misconstrued as higher intelligence.

If what you're aware of doesn't galvanize or motivate you to accomplish great things, it's USELESS.   The fact of who was first on the planet or who initially created civilization isn't THE most important facts of Black History, HOW those people CREATED and MAINTAINED civilization SHOULD BE the point.

Stop letting yourself be fooled into being sent on wild goose chases.  Yes, Europeans and Asians got their knowledge from our ancestors, it's now known as the various branches of MATH and SCIENCE, which READING, COMPREHENSION, and PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS are needed to learn and APPLY them...LET'S BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT!

PLEASE, #WAKEUP and #POWERUP