CulSire brings awareness and preservation of Black culture to the masses while nurturing the desire for more social, economic and community prosperity. We provide an online forum for all matters relating to business, finance, employment, news, politics, history, health, education and much more. CulSire shines a positive and inspiring light on our successes which tend to go unnoticed in mainstream media.
CulSire is where #BlackLifeStories are told. Your home for the narrative that describes living with melanin. A place that encompasses all aspects of our journey - celebrating our accomplishments and offering solutions for our shortcomings. Exposing our potential and providing a blueprint for future generations, while following the examples of our ancestors. Good, bad or indifferent, CulSire is where #BlackLifeLives. www.CulSire.com
We strive to be the largest online network of entrepreneurs, businesses, resources, services, and information impacting Black people across the nation and around the world. CulSire is the ultimate merger of networks providing access to knowledge that influences a broader audience. We also highlight resources promoting Black organizations, conferences/conventions, networking opportunities and events helping to provide professional and personal growth. But it starts with YOU! Utilize our resources, add to them, share with your family, friends, and colleagues, and then watch as WE grow‌ together. The Slogan ~ Where Culture Meets Desire: CulSire is the intersection of our Black culture and our desire to prosper. The combination of understanding our heritage (who we are), our origin (where we come from), and what we want for the future. The crossing of our resilience, our struggle, our hustle, and our strength as a people with the desire to obtain the rights to everything that has already been fought for (equality, prosperity, education, employment, etc.). CulSire ~ Where Culture Meets Desire
Mission
The mission of CulSire is to be the ultimate search engine for the Black community, by taking the vastness of the global world and scaling it down to information that impacts our communities across the nation. We strive to educate, elevate, and empower people of color by providing a collision between our cultural distinction and our desire for continuous excellence.
Hey Family, As I sit here writing this letter, I cannot believe it is already the end of 2017. Where did this year go? I don’t know about you, but this year flew by fast for us at CulSire. You know I like to keep it 100 with you guys. There were some things we set out to accomplish this year that we were not able to do. To be honest with you, I lost my focus a little bit this year as I waited for the web designers to finish working on the new site, and it made for slow progress this year. I tell you that to say this, even though it was a slower year for us we still saw growth, we were still engaging with the community, we still supported each other as a team, and we were able to still be a resource for the community. The most important thing that came out of 2017 was the ability to regroup and get back to the vision, and reason why I started CulSire in the first place. CulSire was created out of a need to provide positive imagery, solution based conversations, and to be a place where we can have open dialogue about the areas where we as a community are hurting and need healing. During 2017 we figured out the best way to stay true to our vision and we are very excited about what is coming down the pipeline in 2018. As a team, we are back in the saddle and ON FIRE for what we plan to bring the community in the New Year. I must say that CulSire would be nothing, if not for the love and support that we receive from all of you that follow us, share our posts, tag us to information we should know about or share on our platform, and of course the loving inboxes we receive on a regular basis. We do this for the community! We’d like to extend a special “Thank you,” to you, our amazing CulSire family, who continuously supports us and roots for us to win. We have built up a beautiful thing, with close to 60,000 followers that believe in what we are doing. We do not take your admiration lightly. In 2018 we plan to bring you more content that creates conversations around solutions, dialogue for
understanding and healing, engagement for growth, networking for building our community, and the opportunity to have your voice, your story, your life be shared and heard all around the world. The Brand NEW CulSire.com website will be revealed in the New Year and I cannot wait for you to see it in all it’s glory! We are going to truly step into our shine in 2018 and I thank you for stepping into the shine with us. In the great words of James Baldwin, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” In 2018, I challenge you to join CulSire as we start to address some of the issues that we as a community need to address, heal from, and move through. We are the change that we seek. It’s time that we not only rise up, but we make sure that we bring someone else along for the come up. Let’s challenge the status quo, and face life together. True change will only come when we start loving on each other, working with each other, and trusting in each other. That’s why we plan on leading the charge on facing these changes and pray that you’ll be with us too. See you on the other side in the New Year. Your sister in love.
LaNée
Our Team
Anjela Childs Anjela M. Childs, Founder and President of Virtually Unstoppable Assistants, is CulSire’s Chief Operation Officer/Managing Editor. As a highly skilled Virtual Assistant, she handles everything from executive level office support to project management keeping the organization on track. Born and raised in Boston, MA, Anjela always had dreams of being a lawyer so she studied Criminal Justice and English but her entrepreneurial spirit took over. In 2006 she was reading an article in Black Enterprise Magazine about a virtual assistant and she knew she finally found her calling. Before she could finish the last paragraph, she was already mapping out her next business venture.
Jamie Robinson Jamie Robinson is a highly regarded marketing strategist who has been breathing new life into old brands for over two decades. Jamie’s passion for the marketing industry fuels her desire for continued growth, leaving her ahead of the curve as marketing technology expands. Her consumer-focused approach leaves customers delighted and increases her clients’ ROI. Equipped with experience in branding, promoting and strategically positioning companies for success, Jamie is CulSire’s Chief Marketing Officer. She’s recently expanded her marketing company increasing her business by threefold and continues to mentor Black business owners, preparing them for generational success.
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e, declare that this public declaration is our bold, somewhat rebellious call to action. This statement of principles challenges our assumptions, fosters our commitment, and provokes change. The future of our people depends on what we do this very moment. It’s no longer fashionable to be indifferent to poor (or brown) people suffering. It’s no longer fashionable to be indifferent to injustice and oppression. It’s no longer fashionable to be indifferent to the blood shed on our streets. It’s no longer fashionable to be indifferent to global white supremacy. It’s no longer fashionable. 1. The Black Family The family is the staple of the Black community and the most valuable asset we possess. Rebuilding our families is imperative to the forward movement of the community. The Black Family consists of two or more people who are committed to love, appreciate and support each member of the group. Dedicated to the concerted effort to build, uplift and unify within the nucleus - strengthening the core which expands beyond the family and into the community. As members of a Black Family, we manifest: • To restore the Black man to his rightful place as the King of the household, husband to his Queen and father of his children - securing positive imagery and an example for future generations. • To view Black women as the Queens they are, with integrity, perseverance and a sass that no other
woman walking the face of the earth has. • To fight negative stereotypes in our community and around the world which is fueled by reality television and mainstream media. • To strengthen relationships through conversation, understanding and open dialogue about the issues that keep us apart. • To provide solutions and strategies that will help build the bridge that will help us find our way back to each other. 2. The Black Community The Black community has traditionally been referred to and operated as a harmonious village. It is a group of individuals linked by lineage. The village is responsible for growth, leverage and legacy; passing on wisdom and pushing for prosperity. As members of the Black community, we manifest: • To work together as a unified group to rebuild our community to mirror the example of successful Black communities of our past. Coming together as individuals and organizations to see our community be successful, strong and thriving. • To set aside differences and self-serving agendas. • To internalize the mantra, “all for one, and one for all.” • To develop an undeniable oneness with the community.
3. Black Economics Black economics is the process of procuring assets in an effort to declare REAL independence and ensure a safe and secure environment for future generations. As Black innovators, business owners, workers and consumers, we manifest: • To build businesses and create jobs in our community to promote community development • To lower our unemployment rate • To increase the average median household income • To support the growth and expansion of business in our community • To buy property • To save our historical sites • To donate to the campaigns of political figures that represent us • To support Black businesses • To raise financially conscious children • Live beneath my means to build savings for the future. 4. Education Knowledge is power and the truth overrides all other matters of storytelling. Knowledge tells us who we are as a people. Truth shared by community elders and professional educators teaches our youth about their ancestors who were royalty, inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists and
beyond giving our community, and the world, a true representation of who we are. Sharing this truth with society, our youth and future generations will create strong legacies. As individuals dedicated to the transfer of knowledge and truth, we manifest: • To educate from a historical perspective • To encourage ownership, as opposed to an employee mentality, and fill in the gaps that will prepare our youth for success • To mentor whenever possible • To challenge mainstream academia and encourage creative thinking from our youth 5. Black Wellness The ongoing effort to educate and empower each other from birth to the grave through information that restores and heals our physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. Black wellness is the foundation of our effectiveness. We must be WELL to love, grow, prosper and educate. As individuals dedicated to living well, we manifest: • To educate ourselves about the pros and cons of what we ingest • To getting annual check-ups and well-woman/wellman appointments with a health professional • To exercise regularly • To get an understanding of our family’s health history and pass that information on to our children