Beyond The Mic : Radio and Steve Harvey as a mentor.
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2018
- Uncle Steve has taught me a lot when it comes to comedy and radio. In this extended clip, I talk about what its like to create comedy on air and what it's like to have someone like Steve as a mentor.
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This is my story: Jamal Stroud has been committed to the service of others since he was a young child. Jamal’s mother gave birth to him while she was addicted to crack cocaine, and then she left him at the hospital, which led to Jamal being placed in foster care. From birth until 6 years old, Jamal lived in six different placements until Sadie Bates, his aunt, found him and took him into her home. He lauds his aunt for devoting her life to raising him well. At the age of 10, due in large part to her, Jamal realized that he wanted to make an impact on the world. “My Aunt Sadie was my motivation,” says Jamal. “No matter what issues she was dealing with, she would always rise above them. She was my real-life super woman. There is no way that I could pay her back for making such a difference in my life, but I can show her that I understood her plan for me.”
Jamal’s plan was unlike most others in his neighborhood, where the only “successful” individuals were drug dealers. His plan was to rise above it all. Today, Jamal is an adoption specialist for the Richland County Department of Social Services. It is a job he considers a dream come true because it allows him to help children find their forever home. “My heart goes out to my clients because I was once in their shoes,” says Jamal. “Being in the custody of DSS is a traumatic experience filled with low self-esteem while searching for a loving family.” The lack of being placed in a home often plays a large part in the children’s behavior, self-esteem, and academics. Jamal understands feeling hopeless and unloved, as he experienced these same feelings as a child.
Jamal has taken his passion for giving back and started the Stroud Scholastic Scholarship for students in need at Allen University, where he received his undergraduate degree with magna cum laude distinction. “As a student, there were many hungry nights because I did not have the financial means for a meal. I just want to be a blessing now to students who are in need,” he says. Jamal also started the “Big Homie Lil’ Homie” mentoring program to fill in the gap for the many missing fathers or role models in his community. It is just another way he is helping at-risk kids.
Jamal’s efforts have made a lasting mark on many. “One of my Lil’ Homies told me that I was the best thing that ever happened to him since his dad left his mother,” says Jamal. “He told me that he was going to commit suicide one day before his mother signed him up for the mentoring program. I have connected with my Lil’ Homies because I too come from a background without a positive male role model in my life.”
Jamal also works with at-risk children who are dealing with drug usage. As a child growing up around drugs, Jamal lost many family members and friends to this battle. Helping to change just one kid’s life is worth the effort.
While Jamal’s profession sounds challenging and somewhat sad, for him the rewards are plentiful -- the greatest being seeing the smile on children’s faces at the end of the process. “Finding a forever home for a child makes my heart smile. There is no amount of money that could re-create that feeling for me,” he says.
With all of this responsibility, Jamal still makes an effort to volunteer in the community and remains interested in the National Alliance on Mental Illness. When he was young, doctors and teachers told his aunt that he was going to be mentally challenged and would need to be in self-contained classes. “My aunt and God had a different plan for my life,” says Jamal. That plan includes graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne University next May, where he will be receiving his Masters in Mental Health Counseling. He is interested in furthering his education and hopes to start his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina so he can continue to bring more awareness to mental health. He would also like to open a center for homeless individuals. There is truly no stopping Jamal Stroud. Aunt Sadie knew it all along.
Great insight and jewels being dropped. Appreciate that brotha
We respect you for what you do brotha
Will you start your own radio show? I hope so.
Greetings. I loved this video. I just wanted to get some advice for you and uncle Steve.
Which Prank call of yours is your favorite?
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Stick to radio your stand up is horrible i wasted my money on you at chuckles comedy club in Memphis bet i never do it again but I like the prank calls i was disappointed
Lol lol lol now that was a funny joke school lol