Daily Inspiration: Meet Semaj White

Today we’d like to introduce you to Semaj White. Them and their team share their story with us below:

Semaj White was born in the early 80s in south-central’s Crenshaw District in Los Angeles, California. Early in his childhood, he was labeled at risk due to being raised in the midst of gang violence drugs in an impoverished culture. At the early age of five years old Semaj’s father was murdered and gunned down in the LA streets to his surprise this would be the life-altering event that catapults him directly into his destiny.

At the early age of 14 years old serving at New Bethel Apostolic on King and Western. As a youth president, Semaj developed a desire to serve the community by providing resources to individuals who were or who currently are at risk of homelessness, poverty, or was ignorant to Services and resources the community may have made possible for them to Secure.

During his childhood, he grew up loving the sport of basketball where are you learn determination, teamwork, resilience and how to win. Specifically in order to be a winner, you had to accept your losses because in all defeat our lessons that will make you better in the long run. This same idea has been apply to his life. After high school, Semaj matriculated to Grambling State University where he earned a bachelor’s in social work, a master’s in the arts of teaching the social sciences and a master’s in criminal justice. For the last 15 years, Semaj has devoted his life to unselfish living he has joined the illustrious fraternity of Omega Psi Phi and has created programs that alleviate barriers to self-sufficiency in low-income communities. Today we highlight a couple of his entrepreneurial businesses in which the city of Los Angeles have been blessed to benefit from.

The first is HEROS. HEROS spelled HEROS is an acronym for holistic empowerment restorative outreach services. Heros operate as both nonprofit and for-profit who’s mission is to equip youth and families with the skills to become self-sufficient. This is done by alleviating barriers to self-sufficiency, Including transportation, educational barriers, lack of food, criminal records and etc.

Semaj is target population has been males who has extensive conflicts in their communities both youth and families who have mental illnesses and displays an inability to cope with those mental illnesses, individuals who lack interpersonal skills and individuals who have had repeated interventions by social services department of children and family services and other governmental agencies.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Semaj White. Them and their team share their story with us below:

Semaj White was born in the early 80s in south-central California. Early in his childhood, he was labeled at risk due to being raised in the midst of gang violence drugs in an impoverished culture. At the early age of five years old Semaj’s father was murdered and gun down in the LA streets to his surprise this would be the life-altering event that catapults him directly into his destiny.

At the early age of 14 years old serving at New Bethel apostolic on King and western as a youth president Semaj developed a desire to serve the community by providing resources to individuals who were who are at risk of homelessness, poverty or was ignorant to Services and things the community may possible for them to Secure.

During his childhood, he grew up loving the sport of basketball where are you learn determination, teamwork, resilience and how to win. Specifically in order to be a winner, you had to accept your losses because in all defeat our lessons that will make you better in the long run. This same idea has been apply to his life. After high school Semaj matriculated to Grambling State University where he earned a bachelor’s in social work, a master’s in the arts of teaching the social sciences and a master’s in criminal justice. For the last 15 years, Semaj has devoted his life to unselfish living he has joined the illustrious fraternity of Omega Psi Phi and has created programs that alleviate barriers to self-sufficiency in low-income communities. Today we highlight a couple of his entrepreneurial businesses in which the city of Los Angeles have been blessed to benefit from. The first is HEROS. HEROS spelled HEROS is an acronym for holistic empowerment restorative outreach services. Heroes operate as both nonprofit and for-profit Paul’s mission is to equip youth and families with the skills to become self-sufficient. This is done by alleviating barriers to self-sufficiency, Including transportation, educational barriers, lack of food, criminal records and etc.

Semaj’s target population has been males who has extensive conflicts in their communities, both youth and families who have mental illnesses and displays an inability to cope with those mental illnesses, individuals who lack interpersonal skills and individuals who have had repeated interventions by social services department of children and family services and other governmental agencies.

For the past several years, HEROS has partnered with nonprofits such as Avenues of Life Avenues to Success, The Unspoken Truth, Welcome to Wellness, Perform US, and others To target the specific neighborhood of Crenshaw and Slauson where he grew up to offer resources and education to dismantle the ideologies of what success looks like in the eyes of our at-risk youth.

In addition to HEROS advocacy group, Semaj also our owns and operates Purple Haze Exclusives, which is a physical location that houses entrepreneurs products that are exclusive to the public. In addition to CBD, health and wellness, and other items that you cannot get directly off the streets. This business venture has been utilized solely to create an apprentice program for young entrepreneurs to flourish without having a physical location to house and sell their own products. This physical location is in Atlanta, GA.

In addition to those great ventures Semaj continues coaches AAU basketball for Diamonds N The Ruff and trains on in his spare time. Recently Mr. White has created an established us and nothing entertainment as an independent record label and has now been featuring artists he met and worked within college. The first compilation project is set to drop second quarter. The title of the project is called “The Syndicate” notable artists appearing on this project is MC eight, the game, Glasses Malone, J Holiday, BriccBaby, Jayo Felonie, T Rell, Devin The Dude, and more!

Semaj wants to leave this message as a child he learned to put God first it didn’t really matter what others start or how others labeled him as long as he knew who he was in Christ. Semaj has not always been a saint. I have struggled, I have felt, I have cried, I have made mistakes but at the end of the day, I kept going pursuing my calling and destiny and you should too.

Semaj currently serves as Executive Assistant to the President of Morris Brown College.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The obstacles faced had very much to do with the color of my skin and my gender. Being born a black male in Los Angeles was not easy for multiple reasons. I’ve had to learn to watch over my shoulder for law-enforcement. In addition gangs and other forces have the real mini dreams in the big city of Los Angeles, California. In addition, we teach our counterparts and youth that intelligence is a weakness. We have to change the narrative on how we see those who are able to seek knowledge and obtain it without ridicule or lack of support.

Living in a city like Atlanta is very adventagious. I have learned to navigate efficiently, you have to be aligned with individuals who are already connected. This is definitely a who you know city. Unfortunately, I have experienced cliques here. I am eagerly trying to find mentorship to continue my professional development. Unfortunately, it has been difficult.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I believe what sets me apart from others is recognizing my human nature. Excepting responsibility and accountability for my own actions. I have garnered a new ability to love beyond faults and being a warrior understanding in that everything is going on is not always going to proceed as planned, we must learn adaptive behaviors.

What are your plans for the future?
Currently, my time and attention has been devoted to Morris Brown College. “The Hard Reset” has began and we are in the midst of making history. We are collaborating with constituance to increase enrollment at the college. In addition, we are boots on the ground creating a nurturing educational environment to prepare our students of today to become leaders of tomorrow.

Morris Brown College was founded on Christian principles in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church and is chartered by the State of Georgia as a private, coeducational, liberal arts college engaged in teaching, research, and public service in the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences and professional programs.

The mission of Morris Brown College is to provide educational opportunities in a positive and nurturing environment that will enable its students to become fully functional persons in our global society. The College prepares graduates to live meaningful and rewarding lives, thereby enabling them to make socially constructive and culturally relevant contributions to society.

Morris Brown College, in its commitment to academic excellence, provides experiences that foster and enhance intellectual, personal, and interpersonal development for students who have demonstrated the potential to compete in a challenging undergraduate liberal arts program of study.

With the involvement of our community leaders, clergy, professional colleagues, entertainers, and students; creating a sustainable education environment is not only attainable but an expectation!

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.herosadvocacygroup.com
• Instagram: @usornothingentllc