: About Me

Greetings:

If you have arrived to my page, I must say, "take your time and enjoy." I am a thirty-year old who has triumphed through a life of adversities. There's no teacher like life! I believe everyone should have this opportunity in life (expressing themselves).

I am a writer by nature (God Given). I write poetry and screenplays. My biggest dream is to show the world (using my own creativity) truth. A person has to be open minded when it comes to others and their views.

I have travel the states and being a "Windy City" native, I can say, "there's no place like Chicago." Born and raised on Chicago's west-side, I have seen many changes, faces, and a newness of life. I desribed the newness by saying "Diversity." One should never close his/her mind to stupidity, but breathing and growing leads to evolving.

Sincerely,

LeVar Stanford

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Being True

My parents always told me ...

I can be anything I put my mind to

My childhood ambition ...

American Dream (To Be Rich)

My favorite memory ...

Publishing my first poem

Why I write ...

To live to tell another story

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

My material/CSI/Mentor

My first job ...

Car Washer

My best moment ...

Expressing myself

My inspiration ...

God

Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues The African-American community: The way we were

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I wouldn't even call it a community any more. A community was based off of values and morals. You could fine everyone you needed in your community. It's more like a cat and mouse game today. We are suffering to hold our families together. A community was designed in efforts to meet people needs. You use to be able to get your handy man, doctor, pastor, and etc. there. These individuals have moved out and been replaced with individuals who were left out to rot. There's lack of respect in our communities. We don't police them anymore either. We are terrified of our children's children who ar...

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