Negativity and selfishness gets great publicity in our social networking, indirect-contact society. You’d be led to believe the world’s running low on good people and that no one cares for or respects one another anymore. Their only concerns are themselves; and when they’re in need, no one is willing to lend them a hand without reward.
This is not the case. Kind, caring, selflessly-generous people still exist. Lady Ace Boogie is a shining example.
Born in Atlanta and raised in West Virginia, Lady Ace now finds herself at the forefront of the buzzing hip-hop movement in Grand Rapids, MI. The brilliant WYCE Jammie Award winner is constantly being wooed by media and fans alike, and she doesn’t waste their attention rapping about nothing.
One half of duo The Great Ones (with JRob), Lady Ace feverishly tackles social injustice and discrimination on record and in concert. Any stage she graces becomes Masterpiece Theater, every script she rhymes is built on the premise of uplifting the community while also being the dopest MC imaginable. While good at what she does, she’s also a good person and one who believes in helping others.
I asked Lady Ace Boogie to tell me about a time when she did something nice for someone she didn’t know. Here’s what she shared.
“I have always felt like doing something kind for a stranger is a must.
I personally have never felt comfortable sharing these encounters, but for the sake of this column, I hope it inspires someone to go out of their way to do a kind act for someone they don’t know.
There are people in our lives that could care less about us. Imagine being someone less fortunate and having no one. Being able to help someone out in their time of need is rewarding to my soul.
I have on multiple occasions bought someone food, helped out a family at a grocery store, hugged someone who looked like they could use a hug, held a conversation with an individual living on the streets who people just walk by without saying a word, offered a ride to someone who has kids and are carrying groceries… These are all things that are a natural instinct.
I love people. And anytime I can put a smile on someone’s face or, if only for a second, make someone’s life easier, it’s worth it.” |THIS.
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
“We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving.” – ‘We Are the World’
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