Love my guys, so much #blackexcellence in one picture! 3 cops, 2 firefighters, 5 USAF Members, 1 Computer Programmer, 1 Ins Agent. 9 men that never made excuses about the hood we started in, just worked to be better, and this is exactly why I surround myself with them! #novictims

Too many people make excuses about bs for where they are. They blame any and everybody they can for their struggles. But if you knew what some us made it from in one of the worse cities in this country, you'd know why we don't care for these bullshit excuses.

There's no time for it, either put up or shut up. Miss me with the victim mindset because those closest to me never had it. We believe in this thing called accountability, but it starts at home. Oftentimes that's where the ball is dropped. It's up to you to Pick it up and run

Sidebar story: one of my guys was deep in gang life. At 17 y/o was shot point blank in the neck. Police and fire saved him, he was in a coma for sometime. Changed his life, joined the military at 18. fast forward 15 years later, Master Sgt in the Air Force, Lieutenant on Atl FD!

You cannot tell me that a black man can't become something if they set their mind to it! And that goes for any man! This country, this great country makes stories like these possible! And anyone who thinks otherwise is being misled. Period