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. Corey Blackman is a shining example.
Known famously as Chilla Pertilla, Blackman is a groundbreaking indie recording artist, filmmaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. His The Exotic Shoppe and Seaway Tours offer his clients flavorful and fun experiences, respectively.
In the music industry under his own EMAG Records, Blackman became an icon in the Midwestern U.S. He achieved sales success, national media exposure, and helped pioneer streaming and downloadable music via the internet in the late 90s.
As a filmmaker Blackman has directed, filmed, and edited an impressive catalog of music videos, commercials, and shorts. With his COREYOGRAPHY imprint he aims to tell stories that inspire and inform, like his in-development documentary Must Keep Our Sons about the lives of young Black men being lost to violent crimes in the inner city.
While good at what he does, he’s also a good person and one who believes in helping others.
I asked Corey Blackman to tell me about a time when he did something nice for someone that he didn’t know. Here’s what he shared.
“It feels good when you’re doing something positive. It’s not always about monetary value.
I think being able to give somebody guidance is really important. It’s good to be influential. My biggest thing is to lead by example.
If I raise my kids right, live right, try to stay on a good path, and if there’s 10 or 20 guys watching me, they might say, ‘I like his style. He makes good moves. He’s a good dude.’
I may be out anywhere, and people of all races and ages come up to me, especially young rappers, and they say, ‘You changed my life.’ They say you told me to do this, or that I should do that. And I’m like, ‘Did I?’
I’m going to be honest; the things I’ve done nice for someone I don’t know I didn’t check it into memory. Most things I do I can’t recall it because I just do it out of the kindness of my heart.
I believe in The Golden Rule mainly and just a little bit of karma in case it’s real.” |THIS.
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
“We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving.” – ‘We Are the World’
