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leaders
leading men of gainesville
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tigmas about poverty and crime
His team of realtors, Team
succeeded by creating a balance in
don’t define African-American
Dynamo, specializes in real estate
his life and embracing adversity.
men in America.
services and being a resource to
“In every aspect and every career
Among the many storylines that
prospective homeowners.
that I have had there are always
highlight inner-city tragedies and
“Our mission is to provide an
difficulties and challenges,” he said.
tense relations between authority
experience in the home-buying
The fourth professional is Duncan
figures and African Americans,
process that is so memorable in a
Kabinu, who is the founder of the
there are bright spots all around
good way that people would use us
Gainesville Dev Academy (GDEV). He
the country that show how much
for life,” Craig said.
has shown that black men not only
progress black men are making.
Sean McIntosh, the Senior Vice
have the expertise to manage and
According to a CNN report titled
President of Asset Management for
hold positions in other businesses,
“Black Men Making it In America,”
Celebration Pointe, has established
but they can create their own.
more than 57% of black men have
himself by continuously working
Duncan created a professional
made it into the middle class or
hard, planning and making
training school that equips people
higher as adults today. It is up from
necessary adjustments to thrive when
with the skills they need to become
38% in 1960, according to Census
unexpected problems arise along the
web and mobile software developers.
data. Additionally, the share of black
way.
These four men are examples of
men who are poor has fallen from
Kevin Monroe is a well-traveled
how the dynamic black men’s roles
41% in 1960 to 18% in 2016.
businessman who wasn’t afraid
are changing, and it is important to
New opportunities for growth
of taking chances and moving to
continue to illuminate these types of
in a plethora of industries is why
different cities to chase his dreams
success stories and accomplishments
there has been a rise in black-
and seek new opportunities. He is
as minorities in America continue
owned businesses. Black men are
now the Market Vice President of
to climb the ladder to important
realizing that the opportunities to be
Central Florida Operations at Cox
positions in society.
successful in society extend to them
Communications where he has
as well as people of all races and racial backgrounds. Plenty of successful black professionals reside in North Central Florida. And that shows in the following four black professionals located in the Gainesville area who have been examples of everything that black men are doing to disprove the negative stigmas that have surrounded them for years. Craig Wilburn, a real estate broker for Keller Williams Realty, is one of many prominent black professionals who are paying it forward in Gainesville.
