I’ve been doing some research of different groups of out-of-the-box people who have rallied around a cause or idea. Many of these groups have established businesses, organizations, and even churches that have made major impact in our culture and world over the last decade. I want to highlight one in particular…

“To Write Love On Her Arms”

I heard about this group of amazing young adults about 2 years ago. Their story and vision is beyond extraordinary! I didn’t realize that the name of their group is also their cause, which is, “To Write Love On Her Arms” or “To present hope and find help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.” And in some cases, it is to literally write love on the arms of those who have suffered from the issue of cutting. Cutting has become a common response to young adult and teen depression. And in some cases, it leads to suicide.

I recently finished reading a book by Seth Godin called Tribes. Towards the end, he says something that literally challenged me as a young leader. He said, [...more]

Atlanta flood victims are in need of our help!

After the devastating flood that hit certain portions of Atlanta about 3 weeks ago, thousands – THOUSANDS – of hard working families are without homes, clothes, cars and a since of hope. They need our help!

With just around 10% of flood victims having flood insurance, Atlanta runs the real risk of having a major homeless crisis with these folk if we don’t help them and give them hope…right away! [...more]

Have you heard of the website, iamnoteverygirl.com.

For those of you who don’t know, this site was spearheaded by a good friend of mine – Milan Ford – after watching a disturbing performance of “Every Girl” on the 2009 BET Awards by famous rapper, Lil’ Wayne. Milan, being totally disgusted with BET allowing such a degrading performance to take place and even more for the song to even be promoted on radio, took it upon himself to speak out against it.

Feeling that no one was willing to take a stand against a song that directly degrades women with lyrics such as “I wish I could [blank] every girl in the world”, the site – iamnoteverygirl.com – was born. The site was designed to rally support from young women, artists, and organizations to say NO to the promotion and playing of this song that is negatively influencing both our youth and culture. Another close friend of mine, Janay Bazemore, took it upon herself to rally behind this serious cause during the month of July by posting a video about it on Youtube.

Check it out here.

I’ve decided to rally behind this cause as well and spread the word. With only a week left to get the word out, I encourage you to check out the site and get involved.

For more info, visit iamnoteverygirl.com.

I’m sitting in one of only two coffee shops owned by the company and organization,

Land of a Thousand Hills.

I’ve been a huge fan of this organization for a while and I didn’t know that their only two coffee shops are located right here in Atlanta GA.