Chicago Man Believes Gang Leaders Can be Mentors
Motivational speaker Richard Taylor suggest the solution to ending Chicago’s violence is raising up activists who are as bold and unashamed as the cities gang leaders.—If the gang members who...
View ArticleClosed Doors
A letter from motivational speaker Richard Taylor about life’s revolving doors. — Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a hallway, between two closed doors?One door, which is locked, leads to your...
View ArticlePerception of Self
Motivational Speaker Richard Taylor on The Power of Perception and The Perception of Self When aiming to achieve our goals and follow our dreams, we’re so focused on getting to the finish line that we...
View ArticleMentor of Chicago Girl Who Died After Performing for Obama Speaks Out
Richard Taylor used to feel as if he failed Hadiya Pendleton, because as her mentor he couldn’t stop the bullet. Now he realizes he failed the young killers. —January 29th, 2013, was a huge day for...
View ArticleHow My Final Suicide Attempt Attracted My First Mentor
Six years ago today Chicago native Richard Taylor was recovering from a suicide attempt, today he’s a best-selling author and a mentor to countless youth. If you ask him how he did it, he’ll tell you:...
View Article5 Reasons to Stop Calling Chicago ‘Chiraq’
Considered the voice of Chicago, B.O.L.D member Richard Taylor fights against the death spoken over his hometown. —After the 45 people shot in Chicago over Easter weekend – six of them kids – I’m sure...
View ArticleWhy the Person Who Told you ‘You Ain’t S***’ was Right
B.O.L.D member Richard Taylor wants people to tell themselves: “You ain’t s**t!” —A few months ago at a mentoring conference in Chicago there was a segment in the program where youth were encouraged...
View ArticleThis Millennial Doesn’t See a Warzone When He Looks at Chicago
Richard Taylor rejects the idea that Chicago needs military presence. —Richard Taylor lost a mentee to random gun violence and witnessed shoot-outs on the expressway, yet he remains optimistic about...
View ArticleThe World Just Got a Lot Smaller for Black Men
Media brands leverage globalization to bolster the voices of black men.—The life of the black man is not unique to a block, city, or state, instead his values, ideas and innate altruism are similar...
View ArticleMen are Victims of Abuse, Too
Richard Taylor opens up about being a victim of domestic violence. —Before I start I will say this: Ray Rice was completely out of line for knocking his wife out with a punch to the face. I don’t...
View ArticleWhat’s Worse Than Witnessing Gun Violence?
Some black men are starting to believe their bad press, so a Chicago author offers this tip.— As a new year approaches, I’ve begun reflecting on everything my black brothers in America had to endure...
View ArticleWhy We Should Celebrate Michael Sam’s Decision
View image | gettyimages.comDiscussing mental health isn’t common in the black community, so Michael Sam’s public vulnerability is noteworthy.—Ahead of next Saturday’s #SAYNOTOSUICIDE live broadcast...
View ArticleObama, The President-Elect, and How to Use the National Guard in Chicago
When U.S. President Barack Obama on January 10th gives his farewell speech from Chicago, which appears now to officially be America’s most violent city with nearly 770 homicides reported in 2016,...
View ArticleA Letter to Depression, From an Overcomer
Dear Depression, looking back on my life, I am amazed that the relationship you and I shared lasted for so long. For a decade, I allowed you to take me to a place of no return; so many times, I sat on...
View ArticleHow WWE’s Cyclical Nature Impacts Talent [PODCAST]
WWE’s business of recycling is certainly still true in 2019, where the finishing moves from the superstars of yesteryear, such as the Stone Cold Stunner and the Mandible claw, are being adopted by...
View ArticlePro-Wrestling Best Characters and Workers [PODCAST]
8.16.19: Not only were certain superstars absent from the list, but the author clearly didn’t decipher between the greatest characters and the greatest wrestlers. Indeed, throughout pro-wrestling...
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