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Are you ignoring life's repeated call to renew?
Are you ignoring life's repeated call to renew?
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IS YOUR ATTENTION IN THE RIGHT PLACE? 3 STEPS TO HELP YOU FOCUS ON YOU?
IS YOUR ATTENTION IN THE RIGHT PLACE? 3 STEPS TO HELP YOU FOCUS ON YOU?
Are you aware that your life is based on what you pay attention to? Your current status in life, business, and career…
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Gladys Agwai reposted thisGladys Agwai reposted this"Yes, I am The Surgeon." I've said it three times before noon today. Once to the nurse who called me "honey" while looking past me for the "real doctor." Once to the patient who asked when he'd arrive. Once to myself in the bathroom mirror, practicing the smile that doesn't crack. The nurse's dismissive "honey" wasn't meant to wound. She was busy, distracted, expecting someone else. Someone who fits the image of orthopedic surgeon that 0.6% of us disrupt just by existing. But that moment taught me something my surgical residency never could. Without the white coat, without "Dr. Bilbrew" on my badge, I'm just another Black woman in the hallway. Easy to overlook. Easy to dismiss. Easy to call "honey" while searching for authority in someone else's face. I've collected these moments like surgical instruments. Each one precise in what it reveals. The patient who relaxes when I mention my credentials—then tenses again, needing more proof. The colleague who assumes I’m "one of our nurses" at conferences. The security guard who stops me at the physician's entrance I've used for five years. "Hi, I'm Dr. Bilbrew. Yes, I am the surgeon." My introduction has grown longer to make space for their surprise. But here's what those moments give me: I know exactly how this hospital treats people without MD after their names. I've lived it between the OR and the elevator. Felt the casual dismissal. The absent acknowledgment. The assumption that I'm here to serve, not lead. That perspective is a gift wrapped in exhaustion. Because when my patients tell me they feel invisible, I believe them. When they say the staff talked over them, I know that rhythm. When they describe being dismissed before being heard—I've worn those shoes. Every "Yes, I am the surgeon" is a small revolution. Not just for me. For the medical student who needs to see it's possible. For the patient who needs care from someone who understands invisibility. For my daughter who won't have to say it quite as often. Some colleagues think I'm too sensitive. That I should be grateful for my position. That constantly correcting assumptions is the price of breaking barriers. But what if it's not a price? What if it's data? Every correction is a chance to shift the paradigm. To expand what "surgeon" looks like. To make the next introduction easier for someone else. The nurse who called me "honey" this morning? She'll remember. Not from embarrassment—I made sure of that. But from the gentle disruption of her assumptions. Tomorrow I'll say it again. "Yes, I am the surgeon." Until it becomes as natural as expecting me to be. That's how we rebuild medicine Beyond The Clinic. #RepresentationMatters #MedicalBias #BlackWomenInMedicine #BeyondTheClinic
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Gladys Agwai shared thisI am a proud paid member of Roland’s platform. I love that his focus has always been to educate with facts, truths with a focus on Black community unapologetically and unfiltered about it. Check out Roland Unfiltered on YouTube and HIS Black Star Network. He is my go to to know what is happening and how it impacts our community. He has excellent expert guests as well from the Black community♥️Gladys Agwai shared thisYou thought Roland Martin was reporting Black news. He built the blueprint every Black creator needs. As a journalist on CNN, TVONE, and many syndicated news shows, Roland is the constant voice reporting on and speaking up for the Black community. His unapologetic, straightforward, hold-accountable broadcasting style is a masterclass in “don’t try to play in my face with the lies.” He was the kind of journalist who hit every metric that mattered: ratings, revenue, and truth. While his talent was growing their enterprises, he was quietly building something they couldn’t take from him. He negotiated content ownership. He built multiple revenue streams. He carved out deals that kept his brand consistent. Media was never the destination. It was the vehicle for ownership. When CNN got funny with the money, Roland’s response was, “I have 5 revenue streams. CNN is number 3.” When he was denied a weekend show, he prepared for the future and purchased his own equipment. When TVONE brought in outside crews, he pitched using his own equipment under one condition: “We have to co-own the content.” The network later canceled his show. TVONE removed the platform, but they didn’t take his skillset. He left with more than a severance package. In his ownership, a digital library of 200+ terabytes worth of content that he can monetize. While the media has been gutted, intentionally cutting Black voices, Roland sits in the chair he can’t be fired from. Let’s run these receipts. Roland Martin Unfiltered: 2M YouTube subscribers Black Star Network: 25K app downloads Ranked: Top 100 podcasts globally “The power in media,” he said, “is with the person making the final decision.” Go to work if you must. But make it your business to build a powerful second option.
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Gladys Agwai shared thisThis truth hurts too many white people! But the truth stands on its own.Gladys Agwai shared this“America wouldn’t be America without us.” 🇺🇸 Troy Taylor, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, reminds us that Black excellence is not just part of the story — it is the story. #XCELSummit
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Gladys Agwai shared thisBlack Excellence - DEI♥️Gladys Agwai shared thisRamarni Wilfred, Anala Beevers, and Alannah George have some of the highest IQs in the world, surpassing those of Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton. Ramarni, a British teen, scored 162 and dreams of becoming an astrophysicist, while four-year-old prodigies Anala from New Orleans and Alannah from the UK amazed experts with scores of 145 and 140. Their brilliance has earned them recognition from Mensa, the world’s most prestigious high IQ society.
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Gladys Agwai shared thisNever underestimate…Gladys Agwai shared thisWho says we aren’t genius? Whenever the rules are clear and the playing field is level, Black America kills it. From professional sports to the arts, to faith, politics, and business—our impact is undeniable. It’s not about limitations—it’s about access. What we don’t know can hold us back, but once we get knowledge? We thrive. We innovate. We win. Now it’s time to make smart the new sexy—to shift from a surviving mindset, to a thriving mindset, to a winning mindset. Because when we channel our genius into ownership, wealth-building, and community uplift, the world doesn’t just notice—we change it. Listen to my podcast Money & Wealth, grab my book Financial Literacy for All, and check out @operationhopehq for coaching, counseling, and resources built for you. Black creativity + Black capitalism = the future. #FinancialLiteracy FinancialFreedom #Wealth
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Gladys Agwai shared thisBlack Excellence♥️ Don’t believe the negative hype about your Blackness. They are projecting on you what they believe about themselves! Know, Be, and Love who you are and be UNAPOLOGETIC about it!♥️Gladys Agwai shared thisKamali Thompson has proven that passion and persistence can open multiple doors. After competing in fencing for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics, the 30-year-old is now an orthopedic surgery resident, combining her love for medicine with her Olympic journey. From starting high school at 12 to earning both a medical degree and an MBA, Thompson continues to inspire by embracing uniqueness and showing what’s possible when you never stop trying.
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Gladys Agwai shared this♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Gladys Agwai shared thisUrsula Burns made history as the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company when she became CEO of Xerox, but she was equally known for her bold honesty. Growing up in a tough New York neighborhood with a single mother who traded cleaning services for health care, she defied the odds stacked against her. Her journey from roach-filled tenements to the C-suite showed resilience, grit, and the power of always telling the truth.
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Gladys Agwai liked thisGladys Agwai liked thisIDA B. WELLS: THE WOMAN WHO EXPOSED AMERICA’S GREAT LIE TRUTH VS. TERROR “Strange Fruit” America claimed justice. Ida B. Wells documented terror. Through data, investigation, and fearless journalism, she proved lynching was not about “crime,” but about economic control, racial discipline, and political suppression. Her research dismantled propaganda with facts. The solution was not outrage alone, but evidence that made lies collapse under their own weight. KNOWLEDGE AS WEAPON “The Message” Wells transformed information into resistance. She tracked patterns, names, locations, and motives. She published internationally when domestic institutions refused to listen. This exposed how media, courts, and politicians collaborated in silence. Her method teaches that liberation begins when oppressed people master narrative power. SYSTEMS OF SILENCE “Power” The state protected violence by criminalizing truth-tellers. Wells was threatened, exiled, and erased from textbooks. This was not accidental. It was strategy. Control requires amnesia. Her life reveals how institutions survive by burying inconvenient evidence. The solution is memory as resistance. SOVEREIGN TRUTH “Freedom” Wells modeled intellectual sovereignty. She refused permission. She built her own platforms. She trusted Black intelligence. Her legacy proves that freedom is not granted. It is documented, defended, and distributed. Today’s solution remains the same: research, publish, organize, and never beg for legitimacy. Ida B. Wells did not ask America to be honest. She forced it to confront itself. — Dr. Ken L. Harris, Ph.D. #BlackLiberation #SovereignTruth #BlackHistoryPower #NarrativeJustice #IntellectualResistance
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Gladys Agwai liked thisGladys Agwai liked this"Yes, I am The Surgeon." I've said it three times before noon today. Once to the nurse who called me "honey" while looking past me for the "real doctor." Once to the patient who asked when he'd arrive. Once to myself in the bathroom mirror, practicing the smile that doesn't crack. The nurse's dismissive "honey" wasn't meant to wound. She was busy, distracted, expecting someone else. Someone who fits the image of orthopedic surgeon that 0.6% of us disrupt just by existing. But that moment taught me something my surgical residency never could. Without the white coat, without "Dr. Bilbrew" on my badge, I'm just another Black woman in the hallway. Easy to overlook. Easy to dismiss. Easy to call "honey" while searching for authority in someone else's face. I've collected these moments like surgical instruments. Each one precise in what it reveals. The patient who relaxes when I mention my credentials—then tenses again, needing more proof. The colleague who assumes I’m "one of our nurses" at conferences. The security guard who stops me at the physician's entrance I've used for five years. "Hi, I'm Dr. Bilbrew. Yes, I am the surgeon." My introduction has grown longer to make space for their surprise. But here's what those moments give me: I know exactly how this hospital treats people without MD after their names. I've lived it between the OR and the elevator. Felt the casual dismissal. The absent acknowledgment. The assumption that I'm here to serve, not lead. That perspective is a gift wrapped in exhaustion. Because when my patients tell me they feel invisible, I believe them. When they say the staff talked over them, I know that rhythm. When they describe being dismissed before being heard—I've worn those shoes. Every "Yes, I am the surgeon" is a small revolution. Not just for me. For the medical student who needs to see it's possible. For the patient who needs care from someone who understands invisibility. For my daughter who won't have to say it quite as often. Some colleagues think I'm too sensitive. That I should be grateful for my position. That constantly correcting assumptions is the price of breaking barriers. But what if it's not a price? What if it's data? Every correction is a chance to shift the paradigm. To expand what "surgeon" looks like. To make the next introduction easier for someone else. The nurse who called me "honey" this morning? She'll remember. Not from embarrassment—I made sure of that. But from the gentle disruption of her assumptions. Tomorrow I'll say it again. "Yes, I am the surgeon." Until it becomes as natural as expecting me to be. That's how we rebuild medicine Beyond The Clinic. #RepresentationMatters #MedicalBias #BlackWomenInMedicine #BeyondTheClinic
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