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Black History is full of stories of people overcoming obstacles to achieve greatness. It is as much an American narrative as it is an African American narrative. But many take for granted the Williams sisters’ story, particularly in light of their recent accomplishments. By now, most people are familiar with the narrative of their humble …
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Today marks the celebration of an iconic figure in the United States of American. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a doctor, a minister, a family man, and a friend, King used his passion for change to not only revolutionize a culture, but propagate the message of unity when division was running rampant. His "I Have …
Depression effects more than 15 million American adults and with a 2014 study that shows about 71% of the American population identifies as Christian in some form or another, it’s no secret that depression is one of the biggest struggles in the Christian community. Many of us who grew up in church or simply with …
Well, yet another successful year of doing 8,000 push-ups for the month of July. Every year, I gear myself up for it, because I cannot fail what I created. What I have learned from the previous years, one of the best ways to reach the finish line is to have others in your corner to …
It is so easy to get discouraged in the road to manifesting your dreams and passions. Not enough money, not enough time, and not enough support are just a few allowances that we give ourselves to put the passions on standby. When, actually, all this is doing is allowing you to settle with complacency, and …
Have you every regretted how you felt when you made a decision out of haste? When you decided to call that ex when you were lonely? Or how about when you yelled at your spouse because you could not control your emotions? Haven't included you yet? Well, how about when you threw that phone, remote …
It takes an incredible amount of courage to be an entrepreneur. Not only are you adamantly believing in a dream that many may find ludicrous, you are willing to take the risk in order to make it happen: the risk of people scoffing at you, the risk of losing relationships, the risk of a huge …
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About a dozen years ago, I heard about this man named Myles Munroe. At the time, my former pastor's spiritual father had some ties to Dr. Munroe, and I was able to attend an event that he was speaking at. Of course, the crowd was filled, about 2,000 in attendance. I was about five years …
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Why are you giving up now Throwing in the towel When the bell hasn't even rang?
One thing that I find so incredibly amusing - but sad - are people that work for a company, are getting paid enough to barely make it from paycheck to paycheck, have to work overtime just to break their back to pay for gas, but say that they "love their job." I have experienced many …
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