Speak Life Shine Bright (podcast)

I almost gave up doing podcasting once my headphones w/ my SD cards that contained all my podcast episodes, photography work, etc was stolen by someone very close to me as I was trying to helpout during the second quarter of 2023. Towards the end of the year my mentor told me stop making excuses and get back to it. Then my cousin was brutally beaten to death and I had to be strong for the family (her only daughter, grandchildren, mother, siblings and the rest of the family). Even though that pain lingers in a tragic situation, I somehow found the strength to get back in the studio and I will never stop until I can't talk no more! No Excuses, No Complaining!!

This beautiful married couple Alfred & Arica Miller came on to SLSB podcast and shared how they met, got engaged and married within 1 year after meeting each other at the gym on a cruise ship. They shared their love for family, passion for God and the real estate business. If your into family, marriage, real estate or God this episode will inspire you in so many different ways in your daily walk, career and relationships. Enjoy!

During an award acceptance speech Denzel Washington said, “Never give up! Without commitment you'll never start, but most importantly without consistency you'll never finish”. I desire to be more consistent. I motivate all to be more consistent to finish that great work that you started and make everything you put your mind/hands to a success!

Speak Life Shine Bright got a chance to sit down with Janise to talk about her finding her true self. Janise shared that in her youth she had a balance between both sides of her family even tho her parents wasn't together. Janise was keeping it real when she said it wasn't easy some days could be rough and going through a bad break up right before her 30th birthday made her remind herself who she truly is and brought in her 30s the right was. In this podcast episode the viewer/listener can be encouraged to find themselves and began to live the life they desire rather than settling for anything else! Hit that SUBSCRIBE BUTTON, thanks

I made the ultimate sacrifice not only for myself, but for my kids as a single man/parent to be comfortable when they're with me especially my son who is currently living with me now! This one is very deep and touchy and I'm sure It will motivate all those who are single parents, divorced, homeless, stressed, depressed, and much more! Enjoy this episode, like, share and hit that subscribe button. Thank y'all for the love and support, more great content plus interviews is coming!

I finally got back in the podcast studio to record a ground breaking episode to honor plus congratulate a great group of guys I had the pleasure of being teammates w/ during our HS basketball career at Brownsville Area HS We are Champions class of 2000-2001, but now we have been Intro-ducted into the Hall of Fame of Fayette County in 2022 for being the only basketball team in Brownsville AHS history to ever win a championship! Love these guys/coaches dearly! Enjoy the podcast and I'll see a few of y'all soon in due time!

My guest Andre who grew up in Trinidad (born in BROOKLYN) joined us in this discussion to give his point of view/experiences about defending your woman's honor in public.

Nikki came on to SLSB podcast to tell her story about living In Lemonwood Projects (Uniontown, PA) dealing drugs, getting shot in the head, abusive relationships, having her first child while being incarcerated, being shot in the head, overcoming drug addiction and much more. Thank you Nikki for sharing and being strong through all the trails and tribulation.

“Carl's Hot Doubles” (The Original Doubles Man) came on to SLSB to let the world know that it was all about “Carls Hot Doubles” the journey before he became Chef Carl. All the way from Trinidad & Tobago in the late 70s to Manhattan in the early 80s to Brooklyn in the late 80s through the 90s to Michigan post 9/11 to Every Arena/Theater in the Untied States in the 2000s to 40acres post pandemic where the Chef will take care of you personally when you walk through the doors. The Chef was told recently the food is so good that it could stop wars/the war! Enjoy:)!

Buck sat down with SLSB at his smoke shop Bucktown Smoke Emporium in Grand Rapids MI and did a live interview as customers came in to support. Buck broke down the American system, being incarcerated and transitioning to being an entrepreneur doing it all for his 7 children.

Season 2 was so fulfilling, liberating and encouraging that it's a must I do a recap before going into season 3. I would like to thank all of our guest that came on to the platform to speak life and shine bright. It meant the world to me and it increased my confidence going into season 3. Special thanks to all the listeners/followers on the SLSB podcast platform without y'all this can't exists, Thank you!

In PT 2 Aneasa talks about the cause and effects of her pain plus being verbally abused by her mom most of her life. Aneasa noticed how she didn't know how to love because she was never loved by her own parents, this affected her relationship. Aneasa didn't want to hurt people because she was hurt growing up so she began to heal and forgive that's when she got her power back! Then she opened up to share her story on Instagram 11 yrs after her mother friend died painfully that's when other victims come out about their story and support her. Even tho her parents apologized for not believing her she still forgave them too and has moved on in her life with only those that she love dearly.

In Part 1 of 2 Aneasa talks about growing up in the Bronx; having sex with girls at 7, being molested by the next door neighbor sons to being molested by her mom best friend who was a man with children and when she told her mother plus the mother of the boys who molested her next door nobody believed her! Aneasa said her own dad was the first person to ever steal from her because he was addicted to crack cocaine. Also she gives vivid description of moving into a group home at the age of 14, using drugs to cope with the pain and the painful death of her mother male friend who molested her.

For the past couple of months I've been seeing all over social media and hearing people talk about protecting their energy. I've also seen people post saying they not giving out their energy for free. It's nothing wrong with protecting your energy, the real question is what are you giving your energy to? So, it dwelled on me like what if The Most High protected His energy from us? Would you still be alive? Let's talk about energy and how people throughout history gave their energy freely to help/oppress future generations?

SLSB podcast got the chance to sit down with William James Peterson a living legend, a wolverine, a giant in the land, an on hands philanthropist in his hometown and soon to the four corners of the earth! So much knowledge, strength, perseverance, jewels, wisdom and much more put out into a 2hr 43min episode that we had to split into a 4 part series. In Part 3 of 4 Mr. William James Peterson gives us insight through his travelings, CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) his move back home to establish Team Humanity which he received the vision years before retiring through his first fashion venture BillWille and encounters he had with the law. Through all his challenges he remained steadfast by overcoming all that he had already defeated once receiving a full scholarship to the university of Michigan and being drafted into the NFL. At 43:37 Mr. William James Peterson tells a story about seeing himself getting an interception in a football game playing for Michigan Wolverines the day before it happened and the best part is he told it to his college roommate right after receiving the vision! Now, he's getting deeper into his destiny on earth that will supersede his football career by leading the youth by example through the Verticals Community Center and much more!

SLSB podcast got the chance to sit down with William James Peterson a living legend, a wolverine, a giant in the land, an on hands philanthropist in his hometown and soon to the four corners of the earth! So much knowledge, strength, perseverance, jewels, wisdom and much more put out into a 2hr 43min episode that we had to split into a 4 part series. In Part 4 (final segment) SLSB podcast thank Mr. William James Peterson for his work in the community and encouraged him to keep on moving forward in creating an infinite legacy!

SLSB podcast got the chance to sit down with William James Peterson a living legend, a wolverine, a giant in the land, an on hands philanthropist in his hometown and soon to the four corners of the earth! So much knowledge, strength, perseverance, jewels, wisdom and much more put out into a 2hr 43min episode that we had to split into a 4 part series. In Part 2/4 Mr. Peterson talks about persevering through difficulties in the colleges he attended on and off the field, His determination to make it to the NFL and being drafted by the NY Giants. Once in the NFL he began to travel the world and began his creative journey in the fashion world and much more……

SLSB podcast got the chance to sit down with William James Peterson a living legend, a wolverine, a giant in the land, an on hands philanthropist in his hometown and soon to the four corners of the earth! So much knowledge, strength, perseverance, jewels, wisdom and much more put out into a 2hr 43min episode that we had to split into a 4 part series. In Part 1/4 Mr. Peterson talks about early childhood, k-12, and early stages of college life on and off the field where he began to build a platform that would lead him into his destiny……

On January 1st, 2022 Shequita Murray sat down with SLSB podcast to share her story of overcoming an unstable childhood and drug addiction! She quoted in the interview, “I went from existing to living”! The relationship with her daughter grew stronger and she was able to reestablish the relationship with her dad in her early thirties. That gave her the strength to enter rehab and overcome drug addiction, a bad attitude and the fear of being happy. What a triumphant story! If your struggling with drug addiction and broken family relationships this is for you and even if your not you could still be inspired by Shequita Murray story.

Rodlena Sales, Esq. on SLSBP sharing her journey of becoming a lawyer and opening her own law firm. Early childhood days, public school experiences, college challenges/networking , law school, the bar exam, opening her own law firm, inspirations and much more.

I got a chance to sit down with Ivane an Architect Photographer from Eastern Europe. He shared his journey from his childhood to photographing/befriending buildings of the world famous architect David Adjaye. It was a pleasure to have this conversation and to even be inspired to take a trip to the museum in a few weeks to view the architect work and artifacts/history collected in the Museum. Thank you Ivane and we wish you all the success in your endeavors in this land of opportunity!

Brownsville Safety Alliance event SEG 5/5: On our final segment from this wonderful community event Hailey came through and educated us on the Rise Project, working with other organizations and domestic violence that could possibly lead to gun violence in the home or on the streets. Hailey also shared her personal journey through gang culture, building up self and traveling outside of your city/hometown to broaden your horizons! Thank you Hailey for your work in the community! Thank you for taking the timeout to share, inspire, uplift and encourage those who are in need of help to get it before it's to late on the Speak Life Shine Bright Podcast platform!

Brownsville Safety Alliance event SEG 4/5: Ms. Shelly w/ Elite Learners sat down with us and shared her perseverance to do good works through her trauma, pain and keeping things bottled in for decades. On August 21st, 2021 she finally got the release that she's been longing for for years! These 15min is so golden to us (Speak Life Shine Bright podcast) and so golden to me by showing me that God got me in the right place at the right time! I'm not only in my lane, but God has put me in a position to own the highway and I humbly w/ all humility accept his will to do his work! To God be all the glory, forever and ever! Thank you so much Ms. Shelly for being open, bold and courageous all at the same time, be blessed and stay blessed! Ps this really made my day and to post it in my birthday makes it even more special! Enjoy, like, share and hit that follow button; thank in advance!

Brownsville Safety Alliance event SEG 3/5: Vanessa Johnson w/ Elite Learners gives us an insight on her journey in public service combating against gun violence. Her heart for the community and family is very passionate and it was a pleasure to have her on the Speak Life Shine Bright podcast platform. Thank you Vanessa for inviting me to this wonderful event and your literally the 4th person to ever speak on the platform thus far. The chemistry, unity and love was present with all that sat down with Speak Life Shine Bright Podcast, thanks again to all!

Brownsville Safety Alliance Event SEG 2/5: I wanna thank @Eyteinc for giving coach CC the opportunity to sit down with us during this event to tell us about her work with Ms K Dance and Double Dutch academy, how she personally feel about the rise in Gun Violence and much more. Thanks again Coach CC your like the 3 person to ever speak thus far on the Speak Life Shine Bright Podcast platform and we hope to see you at the next event, keep up the great work!!

The Brownsville Safety Alliance Event: Marco Perez from Young Men's Initiative sat down with us to breakdown/inform us on exactly what Young Men's Initiative is about, his personal thoughts on gun violence domestically and much more. This is actually my 2 podcast episode with a guest and I wanna Thank you Marco for joining Me on Speak Life Shine Bright Podcast!

Hitty Hit came through and joined me on the 1st episode on season 2 to give us a glimpse of prison life, survival techniques from both sides of the fence and a lot of positive jewels. It's well worth the listen and I would like to say thank you in advance be encouraged and stay encouraged. One Love, SLSBP

In this last episode of Season 1 with Speak Life Shine Bright I talked about Where I'm at as a man and what's to come next for Season 2 on the podcast platform. I'm loving this journey and excited for all that's to come and happen! Special thanks and much love to everyone that has taken the time to listen and support this vision!

Through trial and error it is a must to reintroduce the core of Speak Life Shine Bright. I'm so grateful for the vision of this platform that shall bless many within the four corners of the earth! Love peace and prosperity to my few followers because it is never about numbers and money with me, it's more about who can be helped through me!! Thank you!!

The Black/African American awoke community would judge and look down on saying Happy 4th of July/celebrating the 4th of July; but today I realize it's nothing wrong for in celebrating the 4th of July as long as you know exactly what your celebrating!

I am very Fortune to have a dad like my father. My Pops is a real man that took good care of his kids so I had to honor him by sharing some brief stories. Since I was 6yrs old, I was able to watch and learn so much from him. Also wishing all the Father's in the world a happy Father's Day. My dad gave some great advice; listen carefully, enjoy, like, share and subscribe. Thank you!

We recorded another episode outside at the Barclays Center today before the Nets game to show support to the home team repping the city all the way to Milwaukee. We also had two special guest on the show (Carson Clarke my son and Carl Clarke my brother) to give their input on their teams and playoffs to brighten up the show. (It was cool recording with my son and using new sound effects)

They say practice makes perfect. This was my second time recording an episode outside and it happened on the beach during the hottest day of the year thus far (6/5/2021). I gave a brief breakdown of place I go to relax my mind from everything in my life. I also inspire all to take time out of life for yourself and pinpoint the places that help you to relax.

(This Episode was recorded outside in the Bedstuy area of Brooklyn in front of the Ole Dirty Bastard mural on Franklin ave & Putnam ave, I was nervous and my pronunciations was slightly off so please be patient with me) I have personally over come so many mental disorders and felt The need to talk about mental health. I broke down the 10 most common mental health disorders, gave encouragement to all to all to at least be honest with yourself if you suffer with a mental disorder. We also talked about ways to manage your mental health and still be productive in your life.

I Curtis J. Clarke share my story of being molested two times in my childhood by two different individuals. I also talk about how my mom Cathy Mae Young taught me how to love and forgive. Now, that I'm free from all that trauma and pain I look forward to speaking life and shining bright. I hope to help and encourage all the people I would come in contact with and let them know that you could make it through anything plus live a good life. Be encouraged, one love!

Wishing a couple of good mothers a happy Mother's Day #challenge

My mom spoke Life into me and now I shine bright by honoring her and applying all her teachings into my life as a grown man.

Episode # 2: I talked briefly about Malcolm X. His autobiography, his assassination on February 21, 1965, the new details emerging about his assassination, supporting the Shabazz sisters and their whole family. Also, how do we honor Brother Malcolm X 56yrs after his assassination.

Today we broke the ice and recordes our 1st Episode for Real Convos/Real Solutions. We give a brief intro, the people who inspired to do something I thought of doing and we discussed what happened that woman in Harlem who got beat, bitten, robbed and spit on as she went to purchase a bottle of wine. Thank you for listening! If you like I would greatly appreciate if you like and share, thank you!