Chamillionaire Quotes

You can't be what you don't see. I didn't think about being a doctor. I didn't even think about being a clerk in a store, I'd never seen a black clerk in a clothing store.

What its children become, that will the community become.

If you're someone who reads, find someone who can't .... Join the community of conscience.

If you're going to be a Black engineer, you've got to see a Black engineer.

We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

I learned how to become a team player without losing my individual identity. I learned how to use my championship rings to champion social causes. And though I haven’t played basketball in decades I’m still learning how much my life as an athlete taught me how to live as a man, as an African American and as an American.

My parents didn't do office hours, and they did not do vacations, so if you had a problem, you could always come around. I watched them and thought, 'OK, this is what you are supposed to do.' I was very engaged in my local primary school and when I went to secondary school and to university. And one thing led to another, and here I am.

I plan with the BBC African Player of the Year award to become an agent of hope and positive change in the lives of the millions of African youths who have lost hope and are deprived.

We look at every project as a way to connect with our community and ask ourselves if it will entertain and empower them.

I have a great relationship with Special Olympics back in Baltimore and have had one for many years.

We want to teach girls of color the skills they need and create a diversity of voices into the tech community.

I want every young Indigenous girl to think about getting involved in their communities. You're never too young to help with community efforts.

The most powerful determinant of whether a woman goes on in science might be whether anyone encourages her to go on.

ADCOLOR is an incredible organization that not only empowers people from all backgrounds to rise up but also to give back.

If you ever get in a position to influence and inspire the youth of the country, you should do it.

If we want little girls and young women and people of color to see they have a place in the tech world, it's up to us to make that place for them.

What I see with the utility industry is, more and more, we're taking up this belief that our workforce, our leadership ranks, our board should be reflective of the community that we serve.

Basketball without Borders made me who I am and it's just something that is such a huge part of my life.

While there is still certainly much more work that needs to be done, Lyft actually believes in increasing diversity and inclusion within their workforce, and also, they believe in being a strong supporter of that in the community.

When you speak to potential black and ethnic coaches who want to go into the game, one aspect that they always speak about are role models. They would like to see representation, more at a higher level. And any part I can play in that I am delighted to do.

For sure, I think that's the mission in all life, whether it's basketball, being a doctor, building a company. I think we take social justice and the lessons we're learning now, that everybody is learning.

I'm never going to make apologies for trying to create a kind of society and a kind of community where my kids will be proud to grow up in.

You can convert the teachers, and you can convert the kids, but if they go home saying they want to be a physicist, and the parents question why they would want to do that, then it makes it very difficult.

I understand my job and what the job is and what has to be done basketball wise. I do that 24/7 and it's a huge priority for me, but I cannot be in this job and not try to affect the youth of Africa, or the youth around the world, even. Help other people in some kind of way.

I can't tell you how many resumes we get from business schools across the country from black women and black men and Hispanic women, men, etcetera, who say I'm interested in working for your company because they can see someone at the top who looks like them.