#TPOS: What a year it has been. We have all struggled with something of importance over this last year... With the entire world experiencing a pandemic, social injustices, wild fires, & just unprecedented times this has been a time to reflect on life. We are consuming so much negativity on a daily basis through the internet & it’s not healthy for any of us. Especially those of us going through so much more.

On top of everything, something that I’ve experienced my whole life but has been amplified this year that I’d like to discuss today. Being a person of color in a world that puts the odds against you. At a young age I realized what was important to me as a human being and that was giving back to my community. When I started TPOS @thepeopleofsacramento in 2014 as a teen with a dream of making my city, people, & self better I had to work 30x harder every day for it to actually become something of substance.

Over the last nearly 7 years, we have not only built one of Northern California’s most giving organizations but one of Sacramento’s most prominent organizations. And with this comes great influence. We launched our flagship store February 22nd 2020. Shortly after this incredible day, the harassment & racist attacks began on me & everyone close to me. A women began attacking me because it was so hard for her to come to the reality that a young, brown, man was becoming an ambassador for the City but also helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local organizations. It’s to “good to be true” that I would dedicate my life to giving back because I’m brown? Or is it because I like to wear nikes? This ignorant women dedicated her entire life since February to produce lies, accusations, & fabricate this version of me to the public. Through these months I have continued to BE MYSELF, receive awards, recognition, and give back even though someone was constantly trying to bring me down on a daily basis. I’ve had a enough. I’ve had enough of the harassment, I’ve had a enough of the hate, I’ve had enough of the blatant defamation & jealously. I finally decided to speak up for myself. On this episode of TPOS. Bare with me as you hear the raw emotion of someone who has been a target of racism and hate for far too long. We are an open book & nothing will stop us from continuing to be great. 

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