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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

A SUCCESS PRIMER FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN--CONCLUSION

      You may wonder why I’ve spent much of this year writing about this topic to my younger Black brothers coming along, and the next generation behind them.  Simply put, it ties in with the reason why I started writing a syndicated column in the first place. Back in the 90s, I saw little effort, but a LOT of talk in providing upright materials to encourage Black men, while the market was (and still is) flooded with material to encourage Black wo

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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

A SUCCESS PRIMER FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN, PART 2

      Show me a young man who has not learned how to show humility in victory and grace in defeat through athletic competition, and I will show you a young man who has a hole in his character because he has not experienced TRUE victory OR defeat at a personal level.       

      Two of the side effects of being successful are learning how to deal with failures and setbacks.  Believe me, my young brothers, they WILL come—oftentimes at a point in your li

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