Category - Personal Stories

Personal stories from those that have exceptional stories in various areas in life to share in the black community, including love, adversity, and travel.

black WWII vet, black veterans, black vets, black excellence, black officers, blacks in the military

At 98, A Black WWII Vet Will Finally Be Promoted To An Officer

black men, the recession, black excellence

10 Years Later: Reflections on My Experience With The Recession

black mother, black excellence

The Mom Who Made Me Feel Like a Son

Breaking Barriers and Making an Impact: A Masters Candidate Kendrick Jones’ Educational Journey

Death and Taxes, or Suspected Theft and Blackness? My Only Certainties in Life.

I Escaped The Hood, But Not Mental Illness

the suicide disease, BeeBodi, Kayla Harley, black ballerina, black dancers, black excellence

How I Use Dance To Live With (And Manage) The “Suicide Disease”

black communities, black culture, military disaster response, black lives matter

Katrina and Haiti: My Experience With the Military and Natural Disasters in Black Communities