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BLACK365 Knowledge Bowl

FORMER AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE FINDS INSPIRATION THROUGH HISTORY Jamaal Brown Created the BLACK365 Knowledge Bowl to Inspire Other Youth LOS ANGELES, Calif. (FEB. 25, 2014) – High school graduation rates among African Americans are at an astronomical low. Only 47 percent of young Black men receive their high school diplomas and one in four more »

Your Friday Story, A Fine Line

Here is your Friday story, A Fine Line Courtesy of Insight of the Day Tears poured from her eyes as if there was no tomorrow, and in a sense, for her, there were no tomorrows. That was her reality. Her daughter was in the Shock Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU), having sustained a severe traumatic brain more »

Your Friday Story Unleash The Superhero In You

Here is your Friday story, Unleash The Superhero In You courtesy of Bob Proctor Within every human being, exists an infinite supply of creativity, strength and wonder. You are capable of more than you know. Let me tell you about a real life Superhero I know. His name is Mike Berkson. Mike Berkson was born a more »

Your Friday Story, What Special Someday Are We Saving For

Here is your Friday story, What Special Someday Are We Saving For? courtesy of Bob Proctor My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. “This,” he said, “is not a slip. This is lingerie.” He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite: silk, handmade more »

Your Friday Story, One Giant Leap

Here is your Friday story, One Giant Leap, courtesy of Bob Proctor It was a Monday night in October 2008 when I felt a strange pain inside my chest. My body was telling me something and I needed to listen. For five years, I had been a top dog at a major coaching company. I more »

Your Friday Story, Arthur and the Witch

Here is your Friday story. Arthur and the Witch – courtesy of Bob Proctor Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer more »

Your Friday Story, Everyone Needs a “Me” File

Here is your Friday story, Everyone Needs a “Me” File – courtesy of Bob Proctor During a dinner with friends I mentioned an e-mail I’d received from a 13-year-old thanking me for the way my commentaries had influenced his life. I was clearly proud of the note, and Sally Kinnamon said I should save this more »

To chase down a dream!

To chase down a dream! By Tyer Perry Sorry I’ve been MIA but we just finished the movie, For Colored Girls, and I have to tell you, I have new respect for Ntozake Shange’s 1975 writings. Listening to these words spoken through the voices of Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, Macy Gray, Kimberly Elise, more »

Your Friday Story, Acres of Diamonds

Here is your Friday story, Acres of Diamonds. Courtesy of Bob Proctor One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a clergyman. more »