VOICES OF BLACK LEADERSHIP

Life is like a box of chocolates. Some you savor, some you pass over. But for me, every opportunity — sweet or bitter — has been a piece of the masterpiece I’m trying to create.   Deciding to graduate in December 2025 meant I couldn’t play small anymore. I had to take on bigger responsibilities for myself, my family, and the community watching me. I knew it couldn’t just be about surviving; it had to be about leveling up. So I started applying to jobs with a ‘Any Means Necess

They say all good things must come to an end. But I’m starting to believe that’s not true. If anything, I think the opposite: when you do the work, when you stay consistent, when you build community, the wave you catch can keep rolling as far as you’re willing to paddle.   Looking back — high school struggles, losing my brother in 2017, Bowling Green leadership, the TEDx stage, coming home to Detroit, serving with BMEA, stepping into YDRC — I see a thread: consistency in lead