Gentrification of Black Men: The Tearing Down and Rebuilding of a Nation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781545371770)

Rick Chaffold wears many hats. He is a leader, author, entrepreneur, change agent, mentor, student, President Management Fellow, and recent recipient of the 2017 Presidential Life Time Achievement Award. Rick is a veteran by way of the Marine Corps and his life has always been about service. He manages programs like D.O.P.E Mentoring (Developing Opportunities for Personal Enrichment) for at risk boys and girls and Surviving The Mirror helping men and women challenged with daily life opportunities. Rick stresses the D.I.V.O.R.C.E(Discern, Improve, Validate, Organize, Create, Resolve, Engage) of cognitive dissonance and believes that we as an African American people will not begin to flourish until we empower the family unit and that is where his biggest accomplishment, the More Than A Rib movement, was birthed from. Rick has helped many individuals, families, and organizations fulfill happy mediums of existing through teamwork and role defining. He believes that service is the price you pay to exist on this earth and he is always happy to serve and help anyone reach G.I.A.N.T (Gifted, Innovative, Accountable, Necessary, Tangible) status and improve quality of life. He is releasing the second installment to the More Than a Rib book series called Gentrification of Black Men which is about redefining a black man's thought process so we can navigate life in today's us against them" society. For more info go to morethanarib.com, https: //www.facebook.com/morethan.arib/about/