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The NFL has the Super Bowl… The NBA has the Finals… But for speakers the pinnacle of success (for me) has always been making it on a TED Talk. Now for those of you who have no idea what a TED Talk is, by definition they are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, […]
Nerd Nite Orlando Join me on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Geek Easy for another evening of thinking and drinking. PRESENTATION #2: “Sneakernomics – The Untold Story” by Aquanza Cadogan Sneakers have always served as a status symbol for inner city kids. Footwear, Kicks, tennis shoes… no matter what you call them the bottom […]
Say It Loud – A Truth Teller Experience is a dynamic literary exposé featuring Author and Orator – Aquanza Cadogan. Say It Loud is the modern day revival of the artistic and literary explosion which defined the 1920’s otherwise known as the ‘Harlem Renaissance’. True to its name the ‘Harlem Renaissance’ was an awakening and […]
Parenting didn’t come with a manual or a blueprint. It wasn’t a distinct sound, note or call for action or change. Meet the Thompson family – A simple family catapulted into uncharted terrain called “fame.” Gray Thompson, a Jazz musician who’s Harlem origin is both acclaimed and criticized as his fame fades with time. Join […]
Who am I? For month’s I’ve walked around with my copy of the Cornel West Reader, a book written by a man whom I consider to be the greatest philosopher of my time – Cornel West. He opens the book with three fundamental questions: 1. What does it mean to be human? 2. What does […]
You have to believe in the Universe putting you in the right place at the right time. I recently hit a road block on my newest novel “Sketches of a bluNote,” which is a modern story of Fatherhood using Jazz music as the catalyst for parenting. Sure, a topic like that may not move a […]
“Leap and the net will appear.” Available now: Summer Session Alumni
He now led the largest media distribution corporation in the world while being one of the youngest self-made millionaire’s in the world. His tainted college past could be the biggest price he would have to pay for lasting success. They say your not suppose to choose favorites but… Marquel Howard was conscious, responsible adulthood. A story for brothers to […]
Caesar Gibson, a pretty-boy basketball legend, has his career cut short by a jealous sports agent who was driven by greed and power. The sneakerhead , graffiti artist and retired lady-lover returns to the hard-wood to coach the team he lead to championship status decades ago. I was fortunate to spend some time out West between […]
Quintin Bennet, the New York domino legend! His dad was a legend, and his dads, dad was a legend. They ran the underground gambling circuit in the tri-borough for decades. Until he relocates to college life in the south bringing his luck and fortune to an uncertain future. Why Queens, NY? (Aren’t you from Brooklyn?). […]