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Educational Differences: A Urban Perspective

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Educational Differences: A Urban Perspective Educational Differences College Material: An Urban Perspective Thank God for sports. Sports, more than anything else gave me a voice. It gave me an outlet to express myself, to share my athletic gifts with the masses. For most African American Males growing up in the inner-city, sports put us on a fast-track to success. Thanks to sports, I saw light at the end of the tunnel in an environment where crime, violence, failure was prevalent. I have pretty good relationships with my Professors from college, but they all know, that when asked, I tell them, despite their investment in me, sports, the game of football in particular, was my best teacher. In our community, not all of us have access to college. To be honest, most of our parents never went to begin with so, to not go is an acceptable excuse. But the excuse that was most heard in communities plagued with despair was feeling as if we were not " College Material

Spend as much time planning you MARRIAGE as you do planning your WEDDING

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Spend as much time planning you MARRIAGE as you do planning your WEDDING MSU's Favorite Couple The man who finds a wife, finds a good thing and receives favor from the Lord (Proverbs 18:22). If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it gets better with time. I can admit, I am the least likliest guy to be married so for me, It feels so good to love one woman like she's the only woman in the world. Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife. #Ladies Ladies if marriage isn't the goal, then whats the point in dating? At this point, you've had a "boo" a "bae" a "thats-my-heart" and whatever other title you give to guys your involved with. Its time to transition from "play-dates" to situations that are leading you toward marriage. In order to

#YoungCEO

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#youngCEO #youngCEO Do you desire to start your own business? Do you want to do your own thing? Do you have a great idea or concept but just don't know what to do to get started? If you answered YES to any of the questions asked, then this blog is for you....so call up a friend and read this together. My Story (Short Version) I've always had an Entreprenuerial Spirit , some refer to it as a Hustlers Mentality or a Hustlers Spirit . Simply put, I am a Go-Getter , filled with ambition and drive to make things happen. I'm self-motivated. Growing up, I had my thoughts about a 9-5 mainly due to how it was looked down upon by those in my environment. But I was conflicted on the issue as well because my mom and dad were both hard working people. If nothing else, I knew what it was to work. I had two examples of working-parents growing up who at least had a check every two weeks as my mom would say and my dad was a Entreprenuer as well. When I earned my Mast

#UrbanYoungProfessional - Street Smart * Book Smarts * Common Sense

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#UrbanYoungProfessional Street Smart | Book Smart | Common Sense What is a Urban Young Professional? Urban Young Professionsals are emerging all over the country. We are individuals who started off in a deficit, individuals who come from humble beginnings. Urban Young Professionals are the individuals often thought to be dead or in jail by a certain age but instead broke the cycle. Urban Young Professionals are no different than the individuals who make up the majority of the prisons around the country.........except, we made a few better choices and avoided some close calls. We call it God's Grace. Characteristics of a Urban Young Professional Urban Young Professionals are if nothing else, Men and Women of God. And......Not only am I a Man of God, I am Street Smart, Book Smart and have Common Sense . I have yet to meet an individual in the workplace that possess all three, which is why I coined the term years ago after earning advanced degrees at a