Love (noun) – an intense feeling of deep affection Love is a four-letter word that everyone knows and usually says to at least one person in their lives. The most important person they ought to say it to is themselves. In a world filled with endless generalizations, stereotypes, and categorization, it is important to always love thy self. Maintaining a power in oneself, specifically yourself is something I challenge you to do today. I believe…
Continue readingTo have Power In One is to be inspired to create effective change and growth. I believe it is that one thing that really helps to identify your truth as an individual. As a creative, I am always eager to understand the perspectives and inner workings of other creatives’ minds. As a fashion designer I seek inspiration from literally anywhere and I love to get a sense of where that flow comes from within others.…
Continue readingWe were honored with the opportunity to be featured in the legendary newspaper The AFRO. You can view the article below. D.C. Entrepreneurs Use Clothing Line to Rebuild Black Community
Continue readingPower In One has partnered with Kuuza Here. Kuuza Here is an online Pan African Market Place. We now have selected items on the KuuzaHere.com site. Kuuza Here was created with a Pan African vision, an African heartbeat, and an American team of African and Black entrepreneurs dedicated to showcasing African products in the land deemed the melting pot of cultures: the United States of America. Their marketplace connects shoppers with one of a kind,…
Continue readingMalcolm X was one of the most prominent black leaders during the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, advocating black pride, a separate black community and self-defense. In December 1953, a little more than a year after he was paroled from prison, Malcolm was named the minister at the NOI’s Boston mosque, Temple No. 11. The following year he also became the minister at Temple No. 12 (Philadelphia) and Temple No. 7 (New…
Continue readingHow can we utilize the power within us to build a community? Identify the challenges that the community encounters and work on them within the community. Identify the commonalities of the members of the community and celebrate them. Foster an environment of acceptance. Encourage loyalty to the group. Engage in collaborations. Develop and nurture common forms of communication and culture. Develop and support the leaders of the community who truly represent the perspective of the…
Continue readingThis is for my unsung heroes who rose to the moment. Faced down they faked out the weight of opponents. Blood boiling. Filled with emotions. Block built off tilts. They still stayed focused. For my brothers in the motherland homeless. For my mothers on welfare in Oakland. For the many stockbrokers to broke men. We lock shoulders promoting a slogan: Living life like it’s golden. Chosen. Raising nations. Quoting slogans over stolen lands. My grandmama…
Continue readingGain knowledge about many topics through reading. Use resources as needed. Save as much as possible. Don’t waste anything. Look people in the eyes when speaking with them. Invest in people and companies that support your values. Celebrate your culture. Honor your everyday heroes. Share knowledge, wisdom and history with the youth. Help keep your neighborhood clean. Be authentic in your actions. Attend events that benefit the well-being of your community and family.
Continue readingBuzzFeed selects Power In One Clothing as one of the 21 Black Owned Clothing and Accessories Brands You Need To Be Following. Click here to see the article.
Continue readingBreak up the project into small tasks. Small tasks are easier to manage and help to measure your progress. Give yourself deadlines. Deadlines help you stay on schedule and apply an adequate amount of pressure for you to stay on track. Celebrate the small victories. Small progress is progress and you should reward yourself for the work you have done. It will motivate you to keep going. Surround yourself with finishers. The company you keep…
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