Showing posts with label Chicago's South Side. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago's South Side. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2015

An Era-Shifting Speech on Education (III)

PART 4: The Miracle of SAL in Underprivileged Communities


Unfortunately, SAL principles are often most shunned in those sectors of society where it is most needed. Worse still, some parents and leaders of students in these same sectors actually perpetuate the problem. From some so-called Civil Rights leaders who primarily promote grievance over proactivity and possibility, to parents who instill seeds of failure by negatively affirming their own child’s lack of worth, our nation too often fails our students who are most vulnerable to negative peer pressure, and most at risk of sliding into lifestyles that perpetuate intergenerational poverty.

Monday, February 16, 2015

SAL Case Study: Felicia's Story: The Unabridged Version

From South Side to Six Figures


Felicia is an African American female in her mid-30s. She lives in a major U.S. city where she works as an operations engineer. Previously, she worked for a Fortune 100 Company, where she commanded a six-figure salary. She was not always so successful or fortunate.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Self-Action Leadership in Real Life: Success from Chicago's South Side


What does Self-Action Leadership look like in real life?

Meet Felicia Cockrell. Her success story highlights the impact of Self-Action Leadership application in communities where structural inequalities and other difficulties play a prominent role.

Felicia was born in Chicago's infamous "South Side," where drugs, gangs, and murder have been, and continue to be, dangerously prevalent. It is a challenging place to grow up.

JJ's Ancestral Roots

Dr. JJ is an American Patriot who is proud of his ancestral roots in British Colonial America and beyond. I have always been grateful to be ...