Girls Confidence Academy

06/29/2025

Quincy Wilson turns down Team USA call—and his reason says everything

Quincy Wilson could’ve packed his bags for China, stood shoulder to shoulder with Olympic finalists, and made his debut on one of the grandest stages in indoor track—but he didn’t. Instead, the 17-year-old phenom with a 400m split so fast it made even veteran sprinters do a double take, chose to stay home and finish his homework. Literally. After electrifying crowds with a jaw-dropping 43.99 anchor leg at the Penn Relays and becoming the youngest ever to win All Met Athlete of the Year four straight times, Wilson was offered a coveted spot on Team USA for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Most teenagers would’ve leapt at the chance. Wilson politely declined. Why? Because, as he calmly posted on Instagram, “school comes first.” This, from a kid whose name is already written in national record books and who just ran 46.13 in a senior-level 400m final against seasoned professionals. While the world buzzes about what he could’ve done on the global stage, Quincy Wilson is focused on graduating with his class at Bullis School in Maryland. His choice speaks volumes—not just about discipline, but about a young athlete playing the long game. Greatness isn’t just about medals; sometimes, it’s knowing when not to chase one.

06/26/2025

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06/11/2024

.....STAY TUNED! It's planning weekend! www.inthisforlife.org

Jazzmine Ononiwu, Sabrina Yvette, Flo Ward, Candra Ward, Staley Leroy, Sedric O'Neal Malone Jr., Pastor-Jearlyn Dennie, Anita M Joseph, Kimberly Hodge Russell Jill Tillman Jill Foxworth Tina Miles Johnson Shawna D. Miles Wilhoite Erica Bankston Washington Danielle Chatman-Moore Cathy Jewel Chatman KeKe Marie Roslyn E Allen Tywanna Neal and so many others who are not listed but supported "So Blessed To Be Me" in Houston, TX. Thanks for your past support and future prayers.

It's a new season. Pray 🙏 for our upcoming planning weekend! Thanks for everyone who have given me soft love nudges to start my youth and family impact programs again. I didn't want to get ahead of God and I wanted to know God was ready for me to permanently plant my feet in a city before I moved forward. It's not about me. It's about the legacy God has planned. ♥ 🙏

05/29/2024

Girls Confidence Academy Virtual 2025 Summer Camp information posting soon!

02/16/2024

"Fear to Faith
Struggle to Strength
Doubt to Determination
Pain to Purpose"
- 6 AM Workout Squad (M,W,F)
- Tampa, FL
- Guest Coach Mesa
- #1 Coach Julian L. Hampton

08/01/2023

The First Black Female Regular Teenager Character on National Television

Bernnadette Stanis, also billed as Bern Nadette Stanis (born Bernadette Stanislaus, December 22, 1953), is an American actress, a dancer, and an author. Stanis is best known for her role as Thelma Evans, the only daughter of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS sitcom Good Times which originally ran from 1974 to 1979. Stanis is the author of four books: Situations 101: Relationships, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; For Men Only; Situations 101: Finances; and The Last Night.

One of five children, Stanis was born and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City. Her paternal grandparents were from Carriacou in the Grenadine Islands. At the age of five, her grandmother took her to tap dance lessons where she began performing.

She began acting after a play she was in during high school entitled "The Three Faces of Eve." She graduated with honors from Erasmus High School and was accepted to Julliard School of Performing Arts where she received her B.A. in Drama. As a teen, Stanis entered Miss Black America pageants, and went on to become Miss Brooklyn, a title with which she became first runner-up in the Miss New York state pageant.

Bern Nadette was picked out to read for the role of Thelma in "Good Times" while she was competing in the Miss New York beauty pageant. Stanis played the role of Thelma Ann Evans on the CBS sitcom Good Times from February 1974 to August 1979. After the series ended, she made appearances on television shows including The Cosby Show, What's Happening Now!!, The Wayans Bros., The Parent 'Hood, and Girlfriends.

She and former co-star Jimmie Walker lent their voices to a radio spot for AT&T, and Stanis went on to do a Nationwide Insurance commercial. Stanis has been featured in promotions for the TV One network, and in a "Thelma" promotion that aired September 19, 2009, alongside actress Anna Maria Horsford in the "Battle of the Thelmas" that aired their weddings from their respective TV series. (Horsford portrayed "Thelma Frye" in the TV series Amen.) During the "Way Black Then" promotions in February 2010 in honor of Black History Month, she and Walker appeared on the program Color TV to share their memories and thoughts on Good Times. She later appeared on the TV One show Life After. In July 2016, Stanis appeared on an episode of Centric's Being, discussing her life and career.

She currently plays Nee Nee Duncan on The Family Business (TV Series).

01/14/2022

'Here She Is': Natalia Salmon Named 2022 Miss Earth USA

Natalia Salmon was crowned Miss Earth USA. The 22-year-old University of Maryland grad succeeded Miss Earth USA 2021, Marisa Paige Butler, for the title.

12/26/2021

College Students Distribute Over 300 Black Baby Dolls At Christmas To Help Boost Girls’ Self-Esteem

“I hope that the girls who we are giving these dolls to will take away that their power is limitless,” one student said.

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas ❤️

Another hit from Jennifer Hudson's Christmas Special on ABC. See the whole special at http://jenniferhudsonchristmas.blogspot.com/

11/21/2021

Jessica Watkins To Be First Black Woman To Join NASA’s International Space Station Crew

This historic event will be her first trip to space.

11/14/2021

https://www.today.com/news/erin-jackson-1st-black-american-woman-win-speedskating-world-cup-t238910