WILL YOU HELP US WAKE UP EVERYBODY?
WAKE UP EVERYBODY…
Will you help us wake up everybody? It's easy ... Join Us!
Here is how you can help ....3 EASY Steps!
1. Set Your Alarm Clock and Let's Stand Up Together.
Set the community's alarm clock! We have community experts that are committed to helping your community transform. And to think that people always state that no one in the Black Community wants to make a difference--well, we do! And we believe that even the smallest person can change the course of history, will that be you?! Not only that, these panelists are comitted to helping rebuild your city by sharing their expertise at our action and solution oriented roundtables based on the bestseller: IMPACT: A STRATEGIC GUIDE FOR BLACKS WHO SEEK TO REGAIN POWER. Every single day (30 day calendar), we will take the following online challenges with these brilliant community leaders. But before you click on their names, don't you think that since Blacks use twitter more than any other group that we should do something with our tweets? We do too! Now, we invite you to take the following 140 character challenges ....
Which challenge are you the most passionate about?
HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS ARE THEY CALLING US N_GGER? Would you like to discuss racism? If you would like to discuss covert and overt racism, please join Carmen Dixon by clicking here !
ARE BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AS COMPETITIVE AS THEY NEED TO BE? DO BLACK PEOPLE SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES LIKE THEY SHOULD? If you were required to buy Black for an entire year, would you be able to? Do you believe that creating a black owned initiative really will help the Black Community? What's stopping you from patronizing your own? How often do you? If any of these topics or questions pique your interest, Take this challenge with Norm Bond by clicking here !
BLACK MALE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: Are you interested in helping Black men take responsibility in their communities again? If you are passionate about redefining what's cool and acceptable among Black men in society, join us. We are challenging the men in the community by asking every Black man to re-define cool by re-defining gentleman. Why have we gotten "cool" so wrong? Take this challenge with Lewis Sylvester, by clicking here !
COUNTERING TEA PARTIES: Are you passionate about countering tea party activities and conservatives? If you are interested in creating a platform that effectively counters tea parties throughout America, you can take this challenge with Sean Xavier, by clicking here !
CREATING A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY: Are you interested in creating a new economic system in the Black Community? What if the dollar fails or your current currency fails? Would we be able to survive? Do you already barter? If you are passionate about alternative economies, please take the challenge with Cavanaugh Nweze by clicking here !
BUILDING NEW CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, CREATED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY: Are you interested in rebuilding urban cities and redeveloping them? If this is your passion, please take the challenge called: rebuild future cities with Delano Bogle by clicking here !
BLACK MALE AND FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS: Would you like to talk about the different ways we can help create better relationships between men and women in the Black Community? If this is your passion, don't forget to take the challenge with Lillian Ogobogh, by clicking here !
BLACK ORGANIZATIONS: Are you interested in monitoring Black Organizations to see if they are actually doing what they should do? With this challenge, we are asking Do they actually serve the community? Which organizations have consistently served the community? Take this challenge with Jesse Muhammad, by clicking here !
BLACK WOMEN THE ECONOMICS OF BEAUTY, SELF LOVE AND SELF ESTEEM: If you are passionate about Black women and if you feel that they have been largely ignored by the Black Community, you should join these wonderful women as they take on issues that deal with Black Women: Aiesha Turman, Cassandra McBryde !
CONTROLLING OUR OWN MEDIA SYSTEM: If you are interested in creating a different media system that shows real diversity and real stories by the Black Community for the Black Community, you may join Mary Nichols by clicking here !
EMPOWERING BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS: If you went to college and you were in a student union, did you leave college thinking...that you could've done more with that union? Do you think that student unions don't realize their power? If you believe that we should create a power base with student unions, please join Bryan Nance every week, by clicking on her name: Bryan Nance !
BLACK ORGANIZATIONS: Are you interested in monitoring Black Organizations to see if they are actually doing what they should do? With this challenge, we are asking Do they actually serve the community? Which organizations have consistently served the community? Take this challenge with Jesse Muhammad, by clicking here !
ENCOURAGING BLACK TEEN ACTIVISM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: If you would like to help Black teens get involved either in activism (social issues) or entrepreneurship (creating businesses), then join Najla Williams by clicking here and Shonika Proctor by clicking here !
BLACK WOMEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Do you believe that you would want to get involved in politics? Want to learn how to turn your girlfriend relationships into powerful political organizations? Click here to join Jaymeson Jiles!
BLACK MOMMIE BLOGGERS CAN RULE THE WORLD: Do you think that WAHBM's could create a powerful blogging community and support system that other self interest groups create? If you are interested in parenting issues that Black moms face, and if you are interested in joining this community with Taiasha Reese, click here !
BLACKS CAN ERASE THE DIGITAL AND CONSUMPTION DIVIDE BECAUSE BLACK GEEKS AND CULTURALISTS ARE ALIVE: We are interested in changing our consumption ratio by creating and designing more in the community. If you are interested in discussing tech designs, art, products, music, please take this challenge with Vernon Muhammad (techies), by clicking here and Fidel (artists) by clicking here !
MADE IN AFRICA CHALLENGE: We are running a campaign to ensure that we create the necessary dialogue to create the bridge between America and S. Africa. We are taking this national initiative global by asking anyone who wants to have a discussion about S. Africa and trade to take on this challenge with Mzwa Mkhatshwa, by clicking here !
DO WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS EFFECTIVELY AS THE WHITE COMMUNITY? BLACKS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ..UNITE: If you would like to discuss social media and you are interested in the different ways that we are communicating, join Martin Pratt by clicking here !
CAN BLACKS GO GREEN? WHY NOT? If you are interested in helping Blacks go green and create green economies, join Rasheedah Carty by clicking here !
If you miss anything, or you'd like to give constructive feedback on the platforms, please contact Rasheedah Carty by emailing her here!
2. Once You Decide To Take A Challenge, Let The Panelist Know About Your Stance.
If you are tired of waiting on a leader outside of yourself, tweet this secret phrase: wearetheleaders# in the 140 character challenge by clicking here.
And what will we do? We will let others know that you are ready to join us in helping the community stand up, by tweeting your name on Mentor Mondays!
3. Book Your Trip To Power. Do you really want to understand power?
If you ever wanted to understand power, and if you ever wanted to understand why the Black Community don't have any, you should click on this note !
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