Publishers:
Will Walters &
Sylvia Crawley
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Publisher's Note
Strive
“When you grow up,
don’t just sit around talking ...
try to be somebody.”
-Daisy Walters
Strive for Excellence
At an early age, I was
taught to take pride in
who you are and where
you come from, but never
to settle for what you
have and to always strive for more.
My grandmother used to say, “Try
to be somebody.” Her words resonated
with me as a child and still
do to this day. Little did she know
that the world she was preparing
me for would be a totally different
one than she experienced, having
been a direct product of racial discrimination,
violence and all the
terrible things that came with her
era. Yet, she was still able to think
ahead and realize that if we wanted
change, each of us had to make
a sacrifice in order to progress as
a people.
I adopted that same philosophy,
and when I was blessed with
the opportunity to contribute my
talent towards something, Monarch was born. My vision
was to create a catalyst to highlight the accomplishments
of African-Americans while bridging the gap between
generations as well as other races. My goal is to inspire
our readers to understand where we came from, where we
can go and how we can get there. In addition, I want to
educate and challenge our people to continue to strive for
excellence. Hopefully, Monarch is executing that task.
If you missed us last quarter, it’s because we were
taking heed to my grandmother’s words of wisdom and
implementing steps to improve the magazine. We have
made some exciting changes with world-renowned chef
an entrepreneur G. Garvin coming on board, as well as a
significant increase in our distribution. Monarch is positioning
itself to become more accessible to you, our valued
readers.
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