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RAFEAL HARRIS JR. WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TRAUMA-FILLED IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES. HE WAS TOSSED BACK AND FOURTH THROUGH VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGATIVITY, GENERATIONAL CURSES, OBSTACLES, AND MORE. OVERTIME, THAT CAUSED HIM TO BECOME A PRODUCT OF HIS ENVIRONMENT AND IMMUNE TO HIS SURROUNDINGS. FURTHERMORE, HE BECAME SPARKED WITH THE IMPORTANCE AND AMBITION OF LIFE. HE THEN TURNED HIS PAIN INTO PASSION AND MADE A 360 TURN WITH HIS LIFE. AFTER THAT, HE TOOK MASSIVE EFFORTS TO TAKE CONTROL AND ELEVATE HIMSELF SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND VARIOUS OTHER WAYS. HE STARTED DOMINATING HIS OBSTACLES AND LEAVING THEM IN THE DUST WITH NO ROOM TO CATCH UP. HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GROW FOR THE BETTER. THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGHLY EDUCATED/SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS, ACHIEVE GOALS, BREAK RECORDS, AND ESCAPE THE DARKNESS OF HIS LIFE AND COMMUNITY. HE BEGAN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDED MENTORING THROUGH HIS PROGRAM BY POURING LIFE INTO YOUTH MALES WHO DIDN'T HAVE POSITIVE INFLUENCES/ROLE MODELS.