Today's New Leaders

Last Friday I had an opportunity to speak with young adults and teens at the "Dare To Dream" young entrepreneur camp at the Coca-Cola Headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. I must admit, I was blown away by how advanced some teenagers are, especially in the areas of mass media communication [TV, Radio, Social Media etc]. One would think that this upcoming generation is a lost cause. We hear about the crime of adolescents; we see teenagers in the store walking with their pants sagging and we just simply shake our heads.

This event was very different. I never witnessed so many African-American teens who had a clear understanding about their purpose and business. They were dressed very professional, asked a lot of questions and understood the significance regarding the different types of corporations such as LLC's, Inc's, Sole Proprietorship etc. Most of the students already had a business plan and were incorporated at this early age.

Not only were the teens prepared, organized and academic but they were also cool. Being academic was never the "cool" way to be when I was growing up.  Matter of fact,  you were looked at as a lame, weirdo, or simply a nerd if you were smart. Fortunately, today's society enables young leaders to be  academic and have swag!

I was inspired write this blog because we hear about so much negativity about the African-American culture but rarely hear about African American teenagers graduating as valedictorians and being accepted to Harvard and Yale. Today 500 African-American men graduated from Morehouse College with President Barack Obama as their commencement speaker. Today's new leaders deserve to be celebrated. They are not locked up nor running the streets, selling drugs.  Regardless of their individual obstacles, today's new leaders are choosing higher education, entrepreneurship and striving for success.
Not only will today's new leaders inspire the world but they will leave a mark that will never be erased.

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