Lawrence D. Adams

The Thinking Class :

The tension between Anton Daniels and Corey Holcomb mirrors a debate Black America has navigated for generations.

One side argues that progress demands personal accountability, discipline, and high standards—even in the face of systemic injustice. The other insists that focusing on individual responsibility while downplaying structural oppression can feel dismissive or even harmful.

This isn’t new. We saw it with Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. With Malcolm X and the broader civil rights movement. With the reaction to Bill Cosby’s “Pound Cake” speech in 2004.

History shows that neither approach works in isolation. Accountability without context can become elitist. Grievance without agency can stall momentum. Real progress has come when internal responsibility and external critique worked in tandem.

Anton and Corey represent two legitimate survival strategies—but they’re talking past each other instead of building together.

The real question isn’t who’s right. It’s whether we’re willing to hold both truths at once without turning them into weapons.

Accountability without compassion breeds judgment. Victimhood without self-determination breeds stagnation.

Sustainable growth requires both.

That’s the conversation worth having.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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The emotionally driven man can be dangerous
when he has not mastered himself.

Emotion without discipline becomes volatility.
Impulse without command becomes destruction.

True power is quiet.
It governs before it reacts.

Self-mastery is not suppression.
It is leadership of the inner world.

— LDA
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Less performance.
More presence.

This season isn’t about being seen.
It’s about being felt.
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Did LDA do it !!

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2 months ago | [YT] | 10

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An honor to run into Dan Kennedy today. A living legend whose words and strategies shaped the way marketing is done worldwide. Few people can say they’ve influenced generations of entrepreneurs the way he has. Salute to a true giant.


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Don’t ignore these 3 Truths !!

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Don’t ignore these 3 Truths !!

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