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6/3/2020

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This picture above is a message that I got from my student and it broke my heart.  I am so tired!  On top of that, I am sad, angry, afraid, and most importantly as I mentioned before, tired.   Not tired from an absence of sleep, but tired of everything going on in our society.  The police brutality, the racism, and all things keeping us down must stop!  I am sorry to the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and everyone else not mentioned who lost their life due to racism.  As a black man in America, I feel so drained.  This week, my productivity has been off, my attitude has been off, my everything has been off.   Several non-black people have reached out expressing their love and solidarity, plus I have also seen messages around social media wondering how allies can help us.  There is truly never a list that will cover every scenario but there is a lot that you can do.  God put it in my spirit to make this video about how allies can support black people during these times and most importantly, after these times.  Before you watch, I want to state a couple of things:
  1. I do not speak for every black person with this video.
  2. There are even more scenarios beyond what’s in this video.
  3. I challenge you to share this with at least one person that is NOT black and have a conversation with them about what they can do to help.
  4. If you watch this video and your first reaction is to take offense, I highly recommend you check your privilege. 
  5. While you cannot change who you were, you can change who you are.  If this video moves you in any way to make a better choice moving forward, then it was worth it.
Moral of the story:  As a society, we are capable of better.  That’s all I have for you this week.  We are capable of better…

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    Jonathan C. Harris is no stranger to leadership, hard work, or success.  At the age of ten years old, he earned the right to be a guest weatherman for a day on Fox 5 DC News.  He has already received over 100 honors and awards including Forty Under 40 for Prince George’s County, MD, TEDx Talk speaker, American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Outstanding Men’s Program, high school Valedictorian and the Kiwanis Club Citizenship Award.  Raised in Fort Washington, Maryland, he has served in leadership positions his entire life, from being the manager of the school store in elementary school to the president of the Homelessness Awareness Club in middle school to the president of the National Honor Society in high school.  
    One rainy day and a flat tire later, Jonathan’s life would change forever when car troubles inspired him to write a book.  In March 2016, Jonathan’s published his debut book, “Master of Ceremonies: A Male’s Guide for a Successful Life”.  In 2019, he released two children’s books on the same day, “Growing Gents” and “Girls with Pearls.”
    In addition to being an author, Jonathan serves as a motivational speaker, life/career coach and blogger.  In his spare time, he enjoys reading, investing in the stock market, spending time with family and friends, mentoring the youth, volunteering in the community, video games and watching movies.  He is the founder of the movement, #GiveAuthorsAChance, which encourages kids to read more, be exposed to more authors, and for more media outlets to recognize and support authors.  For information about book talks, author visits and workshops, contact him at Authorjon.com.

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