My guest and I swap stories about being shy and what it means to be rejected. It was an impromptu LIVE event in our online community. Here is our conversation in raw form. ~

#rejection

#shyness

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Today's guest, Kevin McLemore, President of RMK Productions and Network, author, speaker, and podcaster, has a storied history of surviving his teenage years with mentors and role models to guide him. It is this experience and more that helps us navigate the challenges to survive, especially when face with a system that is against you, particularly if you are black or brown. 

What are the challenges? McLemore has an answer about how to weather the storm and persevere. Listen - it can change your life.

#football

#FridayNightLights

#KevinMcLemore

#SundayMotivation

#TalkingwithWitKevinandSon

#juvenile

#education

What type of educational leader yields positive outcomes? Minister, author of "Prayers from the Principal's Office" and founder of Transformation Arise | Strategic Leadership and Solutions, Ivory Brown delves into the necessity to elevate the well-being of staff members and show empathy towards their personal challenges. Her alignment of innate talents and leadership style aligned with core values presents a holistic view of coaching teams and instructional design. This shift replaces enforcing compliance and maintaining control to an environment of trust and inspiration within teams. 

Aligned with her new book, a devotional for educators, listen to Ivory's special prayer for educators beginning a new school year. ~ 

#educationalleadership

#school

#instructionaldesign

#students

#ministerandeducation

#paradigmshifts

#mindsetchanges

#devotional

#journal

#teachers

#principals

To what end is this sacrifice? Educators across the country teach in a system where education is not easily accessible for all. The weight of sacrifice results in a loss of ancestral connections leading to a different kind of struggle within schools. Our conversation about education leads us to an urgency to empower all learners and how breaking barriers is an act of social justice. ~

He acknowledges the legacy of boldness and risk-taking that has been passed down from one generation to the next. 

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#socialjustice

#sacrifice

#resilience

#multi-lingual learners

#teachers

#advocates

#learning

#schools

#West Indian

#Caribbean

#Eastern Parkway 

#Labor Day Parade

#NYC

#Andrew Maloney

#steel pan music

#Caribbean Mas

#shame

#rape

#incest

#faith

#forgiveness

#mentalhealth

#KevinMcLemore

#RMKProductions

#quotes

#powerofwords

#CreativeArtist

#multilinguist

#flytimelessmotivation

#GrowthMindset

#SiliconeValleyCapitalClub

#motivationalconcerts

#authenticlife

#cultureandlanguages

#omegapsiphi

Listen, a life filled with tragedy is redeemed. Surviving incest, pregnant by force and a near death incident was just the beginning. It's a miracle thatTywanah Evette is alive. Hear Tywanah tell her story of rising from ashes to victory.

#domesticviolence

#survivor

#incest

#suicide 

#stepparent

#narcissisticpartner

#speaker

#author

#Gestaltpractitioner

#resilient

#cyclist

#igniterofdreams

#playbook

#limitingbeliefs

#affirmations

#reframingourlives

#selfworth

#special needs children

#medium

#Morocco

#heart attack 

#LovingYourself

#Authentic Self

Are we building strong children? Are we providing an equitable conversation for black boys?Today's conversation focuses on how well educators do, or don't, teach our sons of color.