Clifford Oliver

Clifford Oliver grew up in the inner streets of East Cleveland where gang fights, drug activity, robberies and other crime related factors were prominent. Reluctantly he chose not to fall victim to the stereotype and be a product of his environment. He was able to remain focused academically as well as develop other outlets such as art, writing and playing sports with neighborhood friends. “I like to say it’s not always about where you live, but how you live”.

While recently working with B. B. LOTT which stands for, Building Better Leaders of Tomorrow Today located at 503 E. 200th Street Suite 103, a program ran by Ms. Montana and Vernon Tyus that teaches entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Inspired by the information given Mr. Oliver plans on restoring value within the East Cleveland community within the near future; working alongside the youth and his peer group through organizations such as Elevated Milestones and other collaborations helping to take pride in unity again.

Elevated Milestones is an up and coming Non Profit Organization looking to develop programs to help expand the culture of black minorities in a positive direction through mentoring and fun educational activities, pride regarding ownership, self awareness and finance.

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Childhood memories

Brianna reveals in the interview that she did not have the most fantastic childhood memories, but it was not bad for her. Since she has a stepdad and was never aware of her birth father’s identity, it was difficult for her to get along with her stepfather. Her stepfather, for the record, was not the most polite person and was very abusive in all manners.

Her stepfather was also in the military, and they had to move a lot because of that. Later, she also joined the military. There was a lot going on there, and Brianna did not lose hope and strength and kept going to make her path.

Process of joining the military

After graduating from high school, she attended Bowie Sate University in Maryland instead of returning to Virginia. But the first semester does not go as planned, and due to some wild behavior. Brianna had to return home. Her parents refused to pay for her school, so she attended Southern Maryland College.

Experience in HBCU

It was not a bad experience for her over there, but it was crazy to some extent. Since Brianna was a fair-skinned black woman and very attractive, her specific skin color got her into trouble. Also, it spread a lot of rumors about her relationship with other men. She also sat in a panel where she talked about her skin and the insecurities other darkskinned women have about her, and the whole experience was pretty shocking for her.

Brianna started working as a cashier at Dollar General and was later promoted to manager. It was imperative for her to do the full-day job with the full-day school since she had to pay for

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the school by herself.

At that particular time, Brianna thinks hard about her life decision and refuses to spend her life like this. That’s when she decided to join the military because joining the military just made sense to her. Brianna chose to join the Air Force, which was also considered the hardest one to get into, but that’s what also triggered her to get in, and she did it pretty well.

Being an inspiration

Brianna wants to inspire other women who are also facing the same problems related to skin color discrimination, abusive behavior, and other issues. Since Brianna has experienced all of these terrible things in her life experience, including being in an abusive relationship, she can understand the feelings of other people really well. Moreover, Brianna gives a lot of her time to love her son matter what the situation is, and that’s what keep her going in these difficult times.

Brianna wants to create a platform by starting a podcast for the women who are trying hard to get somebody’s attention by exposing them to others. She wants to become the hope for the women who want the proper attention that they lack in their homes. She wants to inspire other women to love themselves the way they are and to accept themselves and become worthy. Brianna put a lot of effort into making her life more disciplined and planned for her and her child. She has been doing it by paying proper attention to her sleep, meals, and other essentials to maintain a good-quality life. She is motivated about starting her podcast soon.

Personal preferences

Brianna also tells about her preferences for food, movies, songs, and other things. Brianna prefers some types of seafood and is picky about her food choices. Brianna is really into soulful music and likes to play it in the background while working. Brianna’s favorite movie is “The Notebook,” and she has a celebrity crush on Chris Brown. She loves to live in the country just like her grandparents, but she also likes to live in DC. Moreover, she also likes to listen to Maya Angelou and is really into her poetry. Angelou’s way of writing and reading her poetry inspires Brianna to do the same. Brianna is also trying her best to interpret her thoughts into poetry.

Inspirational quote

Brianna believes in god and believes that God loves his creation because he gives us birth. And if you think you deserve a luxurious life and want some rest and peace in life, then you must make some efforts to get it. In short, if you ever want something in life, you must first make up your mind to get it and remain motivated.

She also wants the same sort of thinking for her next man if she ever wants to be in a relationship again and also wants him to be hygienic and contain some leadership traits.

Military career

Brianna wants to remain motivated and continue her 20 years in the military until or unless god has some other plans for her.