Category: Inspiration

Triple B:✨ Transformational Branding: More Than Just Marketing ✨

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In today’s world, it’s not enough to blend in and play it safe. The secret to standing out isn’t in chasing trends or shouting louder than everyone else, it’s in being unapologetically authentic.

As a transformational branding consultant, I specialize in helping businesses and professionals unlock their unique voice and energy to create authentic initiatives, messages, and content that don’t feel like ads but still get results. It’s about crafting experiences that resonate deeply with your audience, building trust, and creating lasting connections.

Chris Do of The Futur with a a strategy that will transform your business this 2025!

Here’s what I believe:


💡 Authenticity automatically sets you apart. When you embrace who you truly are: your values, your purpose, your vision; you don’t need to force attention. Your uniqueness is your advantage.


💡 Strategy beats energy leaks. Stop scattering your efforts across trends that don’t align with your goals. Instead, channel your energy strategically to amplify your strengths, attract the right opportunities, and build sustainable momentum. (Note to self!)


💡 Purposeful messaging over flashy ads. Consumers can spot insincerity a mile away. I help my clients design branding initiatives that not only feel real but are real, not forced, aligning every word, visual, and action with the heart of their brand.

If you’re ready to break free from the noise, create authentic impact, and build a brand that speaks for itself, let’s connect. Together, we’ll transform your brand into a bold, strategic, and authentic reflection of your purpose.

Peace Runners from the 773 on their Hood To Coast Relay

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Portland,Oregon-Hosted its 33rd Annual Providence Portland to Coast Walk & 42nd annual Providence Hood to Coast.

Congratulations 🎉 to our hometown team, Peace Runners 773 for their participation, doing it not just for the culture and city but for the hood! We need more health professionals curating positive images to encourage more representation in our fight for equality in social justice. Health is wealth 😊 and it all starts with us!

Recap with us

Recap visual

By the way Peace Runners is sponsored by LuLulemon.

Official Peace Runners IG and visual of them starting the relay

The Providence Hood & Portland To Coast Relays is the most popular and largest running and walking relay race in the world, annually drawing participants from over 40 countries and all 50 states. Known as the Mother of All Relays, the event takes 8 to 12 member relay teams 196 miles or 128 miles (from Portland) from the iconic top of Mount Hood to the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. The event has sold-out for 36 straight years and on lottery opening day for 31 consecutive years!

Hood to Coast.com

Official IG for Peace Runners and a shared post of their accomplishment in the relay
Peace Runners 773 Relay Stats

My brother, Julius Charles also known as Coach Ju of BBH, a member of Peace runners was present. This year I supported in spirit and next year I’ll be supporting physically!

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The Nia (Purpose) of Spirituality, Family, and Culture, Finding Your Essence and Unique Self Purpose in Humanity, connect Kuumba (Creativity) with Imani (Faith)

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Now that the celebration 🍾 of the Fiscal New Year has ended, and all of the confusing pagan traditions are over we can focus 🧘🏽‍♀️ on new ways of celebrating 🥳, thinking 💭, and doing things.

Connecting throughout the diaspora is the most important and difficult thing to do for us, aboriginal communities and people.

The current evolution of culture is setting us up to practice discernment and understanding the truth of what it means to be human. It’s a time to remember who we are and the structure of the universe and natural world order. Especially when we’re at risk of being replaced with technology. The key to life now is standardization of traditional values and media. When I say media, I am referring to mediums used to share cultural, governing, and economic values.

I’m grounding myself in purpose with intentions and discipline to show up everywhere my presence is accepted, invited, and decided to go with purpose. Making sure I am places where I don’t have to chip off a piece of myself but where I learn something that shines and discovers parts of who I am. Still replacing old habits with new ones as I transit through cycles.

I’m directing very specific emotions and using art to create and share those perspectives, connections, and values in experiences.

Ujamma: Cooperative Economics by building and maintaining our own stores 🏬, shops 🏬, and other businesses, and profit from them together

Baba Kelan Phil Cohran
Credit: Phil Cohran dot com

Yesterday I was honored to attend “Music Maestro Please” a Documentary Screening about ancestor KELAN PHIL COHRAN directed and produced by Robert Lott, M Cochran, Dwight McFarland Bey, and Stephen “Kwesi” Mack, hosted by YogaSkills Kemetic Studio, with performances by Chicago artist inspired by ancestor Kelan Phil Cohran.

I’m working on having another screening for the documentary and a discussion in partnership with YogaSkills and the Producers. Let’s see what happens soon 🔜.

Proclamation from and by The State of Illinois Celebrating 🥳 the Life of Honorable Master Teacher Genius Musician Baba Kelan Phil Cohran

The Honorable Kelan Phil Cohran

Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility Reflection

UIJIMMA was celebrated with Community Partner Taize Williams, and we’re working on a follow up event to keep the principle’s in circulation.

Themes and resources for 2023

Let it go, and still manifest that 💩 shit.
Don’t sink the ship 🚢 not applying what has already been taught to you.
Addressing the Light 💡 and Darkness 😈

Striving for and Maintaining Unity in the Family, Nation, and Race of Humanity, Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

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Habari Gani Family

It’s day 2 of Kwanzaa and we’re moving in a better direction for Umoja (Unity) and Kujichagulia (Self-Determinatiton). I know I am. Since the new moon in Capricorn I’ve just been on some new news. I respect the perspectives and opinions of others but they do not have to define who I am nor do their realization or acceptance of the meaning of a word or how they think a story should be told. I’ve learned to save space to share their ideas too. It doesn’t make anything right or wrong but the main goal is, to tell the truth. All people can live by the principles of Kwanzaa which is what I love ❤️ and we can build on this foundation to create a better condition because life isn’t a joke right now, and we need to consider building community as serious business. We can’t talk about reparations without repatriation and building for ourselves. I’m not failing to tell the story the way it should be. I honor my ancestors and want to create relationships that represent the truth of power and true power. We will unite politically, culturally, and economically.

Credit: Cecile Johnson
Credit: Cecile Johnson, CEO & Founder of The African Development Plan

We are celebrating the present, our future, and the past in merriment. We’re on the road to decolonization and self-determination as a family, nation, and people. It’s a great time to be living and practicing Sankofa. The path to self-determination has to be a true, consistent, and persistent one. It can’t just be doing festive times or when one is being killed in the streets or harassed by the police or even lied to by politicians and the governments. It must be and will be a way of life and come about during reflection of who we, who’s we are, and where we are to know what our path to development looks like. We’re more than entertainers, athletes, influencers, workers, and blacks or whatever you subscribe to. We are living beings having a human experience and we’re here to develop humanity’s consciousness.

We’re Growing Through Genocide

Credit: Cecile Johnson

Fetch What is at Risk of Being Left Behind

Sankofa is learning from the past, not forgetting our history and heritage. We have to communicate with each other what we know, our perspectives, and our insights. To inform the present and the future we must know the past truths, lies, and reality. My history and heritage has a large chunk of slavery, war, and people being misnomered. I will not turn the cheek to that nor act like it’s not part of what I have inherited as a descendant of my ancestors and elders. It will not be lost nor forgotten but used to determine solutions to problems and evolve our way of life. We are aborigines and we need to determine our status and stand on our rights. We must fetch what is at risk of being lost and asking questions not only to get answers but to remedy them. There’s always new learning as we move and discover what was left behind.

My Stance

I’m riding with mine, my people, and urbanely correcting what is wrong or misunderstood. I am not asking for permission to support anyone who may be taking their stance when it relates to who we are as a people that seem to be nationless when we are not. I am claiming my identity and inserting it. It’s not up for debate or to be questioned. I am lessening distractions and moving in truth while I’m here on earth.

I’m working on a level of diplomacy where I can accept the perspectives, opinions, and insights of others without allowing them to change who I am, how I’ve chosen to self-identify and determine how I express myself, I will not come off my throne to please others nor demean them for how they choose to see things. That is the true power of self-determination when acting based on ethics, ethnicity, and value.

Same time this shit is bigger than me. It’s bigger than you, it’s bigger than us but it’s us against everybody if I choose. And I choose.

Credit: Cecile Johnson

Remember and be encouraged that we are one people

Cecile Johnson

Working From the Inside Out: Triple B Challenge with Order of Ascension Crew

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Go forward but get back to where you were when you were complete. Get to know me, click here for an all about.

This new moon we’re setting intentions to create balance and new habits. We’re going to be working together but at our own individual pace. We’ll be doing a different fast every week for six (6) months (June 2021) starting today (December 2020), to develop a focus on three things: brain, brand, and body. Pick four (4) habits you want to fast from and every week either pick new ones, mix them up, or continue on your journey the way you see fit. Just make sure you stick to the script. You can drop out at anytime but we, the collective, ask that you join us in cycles of 7 (days that is).

For your brand, get in tune with you. What are some hobbies you have? What ideas have been flowing through? Are you a great speaker, reader, or developer? Let’s put a list together of some ventures you can embark on to increase your equity and generate some revenue or simply just feeling good about yourself if that’s a home manicure and pedicure, sleep, or taking yourself out.

For example, for week one I am: (1) working out 30 minutes a week, (2) omit eating any animal meat or by products, (3) do one thing at a time and keep schedule to develop managing my projects, (4) no drinking alcohol or smoking weed. I am replacing these habits with drinking more herbs, practicing yoga and mediation consistently, exploring industry matters and content to keep my knowledge base fresh, and focus on my business while minding my box. Minding my box, according to sistar Divine, is minding your vagina into a healthy state by avoiding toxic foods and sex, developing your emotional intelligence, and being patient with people: including yourself, practicing transmutation. For my brand, I am producing more content for my audience(s) using my public relations, marketing, and advertising skills; and staying ready or being still until I am ready.

This challenge was inspired by Tony Gaskin’s book I read titled “Single Is Not A Curse”, and for the past few years since I’ve been dating this has been one of my reference tools for a sense of direction especially when I get off track. We’re also getting ready for the great conjunction December 21st, making space so we can have a full download of healing energy that will carry into our next ascension.

Single doesn’t mean alone, it means being autonomous with self first then reflecting that connection in your relationships with others. Practicing self care, love, and wealth creation is some benefits you can manage to factor into your life that will help you and collective consciousness, which is a equal reward for us all. Are you part of the collective human race?

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‘Community Partners’ Give Back Right Before School Starts

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Chicago, IL- Invited by Ta’Rhonda Jones, one of the presenters, who collaborated with Neighborhood Heroes, R.A.G.E. (Resident Association of Greater Englewood), Imagine Englewood If…, Project Hood, Kingdom Avenue, Teamwork Englewood, Ladies of Virtue, Alderwoman Coleman of the 16th Ward, Growing Home, Rebecca Zellview, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), 28 To Brush Dental Studio, Oak Street Health, U.S. Army, Community Policing, Cook County Illinois, Project Exploration STEAM, and VOA Illinois.

They provided Italian Fiesta Pizza for the Volunteer Staff; who passed out basketballs, essentials such as soaps, facial cleansers, food items; and non essentials such as backpacks, haircuts, COVID TESTING; and more. Supplies were distributed on a first come serve basis, rain or shine, located on 60th Halsted to help make the remote learning process easier for the families in Englewood and greater Chicago area.

Credit: Cortez Carter of “A Carter Agency”, Video Journalist

The Connect

I connected with Martin “Crime Chaser” Johnson, Lamon Reccord, Kevin Freeman, Joseph Williams and I met some new community associates and I look forward to seeing the work they do in the community and beyond, check back for updates.

Entrepreneurship is the New Crack, Need Help Curbing the Bad Habits? Here’s a Dose of Inspiration.

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I just want to inspire the next person or living being that’s in similar shoes as me. I’ve been going through entrepreneur sickness. You ever been so overwhelmed with opportunities, potential, and prospects that you don’t know where to start? That’s me right now, and helping everyone else settle.

It’s all about the checking of the ego and centering yourself in moods like this because they can possibly drive you to depression or into quick decision making without research and clarity, which will later cause stress. I just recently broke out in hives and I couldn’t figure out where they’d come from. I tracked all the food I ate for the day, and hadn’t eaten anything that was unusual to me. I was then told by a friend that as you get older your body changes which is true but in my current case it’s just not true.

Endurance pierces marble.

North Africa Proverb

So I called my OG (for my foreign people this is my mom), and she informed me that her and my grandmother use to get them from stress; then she told me to get some rest, so I did. I took a camping trip that kind of changed my life and was well needed. It helped me to ground myself and in the midst of my breakout I discovered a natural treatment to relieve the added on stress of the hives. African Black Soap changed my life and so did the company I had on the trip.

Caution comes from God and haste from the devil.

Bantu African Proverb

I learned that all it takes is for you to take small steps and let things go. See as an Aries I hold on to things a little bit longer than I should and I am hard on myself more so than others. This trip helped me reflect on my life for the last 8 years and identify what’s important to me and my passion. Family is important to me and business is never personal, it’s logically based in equity and trust but equally important. Sometimes you could be doing the right things but just be in need of someone you can trust to bounce ideas off of. That’s why people who aren’t a shame to admit they need help seek counsel from therapist, consultants, friends or family. Be cautious and use discernment when navigating as an entrepreneur or simply, in life period. Take your time, don’t let it beat you and control it.