#CrisisProvesCharacter: Has crisis become your cross? (DAY 22/30)
Wendell Mosby
Keynote Speaker | Published Author | Education Innovator | AI & Diversity Advocate | Empowering Communities Through Strategic Solutions
This is post 22 of my 30-day challenge that I'm sharing personal examples related to the poem "The Man Who Dares", as well as one story about a real person from my life's journey who exemplifies it. Read the poem HERE
- If you missed the day 21 article of this 30-day series, #CrisisProvesCharacter: "Did crisis forward your mission" --->> CLICK HERE
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Generally, people hear about the tragedy of others and the thought or feeling probably never becomes, their pain is my pain. However, over the past 6 years, we have witnessed courageous individuals assuming ownership to continue making sure the world will say the names of those killed by the hands of the police or coward caucasian. With the killing of George Floyd, we’ve seen 17 days of protests from all around the globe as the world marches in solidarity chanting “BLACK LIVES MATTER!” In Chicago, there’s a brother named William Calloway, who made it his crusade to seek justice for one of the voiceless lives taken by the hands of the Chicago police. “I remember hearing on the news that the video existed of Laquan McDonald. The shooting was on Dash Cam. I started making calls and I was working with an independent journalist, Brandon Smith, who was also an expert in FOIA. We found documents and I told him about the tape and what it meant for the community and he agreed. He filed a FOIA request for the CPD to release the videos or deal with a lawsuit.” Not looking for anything for himself, Will worked tirelessly by attending city council meetings, contacting local news stations, and organizing protests to make sure the killing of Laquan McDonald would not be swept under the rug. It took 5-years to get some justice and William saw it all the way through. I can’t even imagine how emotionally and mentally draining this was for him including possible threats on his life for helping to shine a light on a broken criminal justice system that sees Black men guilty first. Since then, he continues to fight, advocate, and challenge the status quo to make sure black folks on the southside of Chicago, get their fair share. You can learn more about William and his story at https://scene-chicago.com/…/chicago-meet-william-calloway-c…/.
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If YOU or someone you know has a moving personal story of living through crisis, and how your character was built as a result of it, please reach out to me, or tag that person in the comments below. Especially during this time, we need to share, hear and celebrate the stories that give us clarity on how we can live and grow, not in spite of these challenging times, but because of them.
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- If you missed the day 21 article of this 30-day series, #CrisisProvesCharacter: "Did crisis forward your mission" --->> CLICK HERE
- If you missed the day 20 article of this 30-day series, #CrisisProvesCharacter: "Did crisis fine-tune your hearing" --->> CLICK HERE
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Wendell started his entrepreneurial career selling t-shirts while in high school and then online out of his dorm room while attending Iowa State University. For over 20 years, Wendell has been using his personal life adversities to help others become their best self.