Leaderboard

Your passion and commitment is inspiring. @Troy

It is the number value of my name in Numerology.

thanks Del. I have to combine that passion and commitment with working smarter. Which means utilizing technology and the talents of other people. That has been my biggest realization while here in Tulsa. That happened because i was working in co/working space for a year rather than my home office 🙂

Maybe. I've interviewed you on a few occasions. Or it's just the reporter in me. 😉

Jimmy was often dismissed as a mediocre president, but he was a good man. Did you ever hear me say this? If not, it is a keen observation.

Ding, Ding, Ding! Powerful observation! We have so many leaders today - and all start out by responding to the will of the people. Celebrities rarely become leaders - leaders sometime become celebrities. For example, Beyonce became a leader not because she could sing but because her journey mirrored the millennial woman’s journey. The songs she chose amplified what some women (all ethnicities and ages) were experiencing but had a hard time articulating. She sang their trials and provided solutions. “Put a ring on it” Beyonce led many young women to consider marriage while promoting the nuclear family. Troy Johnson became a leader not because he reads books - but because he decided books by and for black people needed a platform to get the recognition they deserved. Lawd knows publishing companies weren’t doing it. Today, Troy leads many people to consider black books first! True leaders are rarely in front of a group. Leaders center themselves in a group that has problems no one is addressing. Leaders organize a group that already exist and provides them direction. Bravo @richardmurray You nailed it!

@Delano I may taker you up on that... @Pioneer1 and @Stefan you make good points. All you have to do is appeal to people's emotions and fears, then truth, reason, and compassion for other becomes irrelevant. So what can be done about it besides running away to Australia?

Regardless of his motives, Rev. Al Sharpton has taken on a leadership role and has been showing up on behalf of AfroAmericans for many decades. 😎

The cultural differences between black folks do not make it impossible to find a basis in unity. However, it has to be taken into account because culture and experience do shape how people deal with each other. I'm working through it in my own family. Some of the older Africans have to be reprogrammed in how they view AfroAmericans. The Americanized Africans not so much. 😁😎

Pioneer1, Give it up with blaming Democrats and Progressives for every sin and ill. The blame for tenant evictions lies squarely on GREED. Apparently, you want to conveniently forget all the trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich. Those were actually taxpayer donations to the wealthy.

@Nels. Do what know you sound like? A bench sitter who can't even make the team. BWAHAHAHAHAH You'd probably make a good water boy. 🤣