What does it mean to you to be a BE Modern Man?
Being a BE Modern Man means that people are paying attention to some of the good work that I’m doing, that they appreciate it, and they want me to keep doing it. It gives me a reason to keep moving forward. When you’re trying to do good and you’re not really out there being like everybody else, a lot of times you don’t get highlighted. You’re not going to end up on the front of a tabloid for mentoring kids. I thank the young men and women that I mentor, everybody that hires me for a job, anybody who does anything for me—thank you for letting me do what I do and giving me a reason to do it.
What does it mean to you to be crowned a Carnival King?
I give all of that respect to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados! Because if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be able to do this at all. Being a Carnival King means that all my country folks can be proud—especially my mother and all my family members here. So I’m going to go upstairs and dust off my feathers and forever defend my title as a Carnival King!
Come celebrate Caribbean culture with Black Enterprise and Queen of Soca Alison Hinds during the Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge, September 3-6, 2015 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Use code BEMM to get $150 off all conference packages!*