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A Month to Celebrate Love and Art! HEY SOFU!! How are you liking the new name to the magazine? Or maybe I should say, how are you LOVING the name? It is the month of love, no? It’s February, no doubt, and I’m betting you’re gonna love all the stuff surrounding arts and culture in this month’s issue! I love the feature provided by the High Museum about David Driskell. What an opportunity to support an artist! We must shift our paradigm on how we see art and how we appreciate it. It’s not only to be used to warm our hearts, but to warm our pockets—

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INSIDE THE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

FEATURES 12 The Blueprint How Dale Clarke Discovered a New Path to Wealth Creation

16 Dr. Chantrise Holliman's New Book! Veteran Educator Helps South Fulton Kids Share Their Voice on Issues That Affect Them

20 The Art of David Driskell (1913-2020) High Museum of Art Co-Organizes Nationally Touring Exhibition

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CHRISTIAN CITY, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES Christian City, Inc. has announced the election of eight new trustees. The following individuals joined the nonprofit organization’s board of trustees during 2020: Dale Cardwell - TrustDale; Christopher Gilliam - VP Operations, Headley Construction; Phil Hamilton - Retired Executive Director, AMRO Bank; Russ Heil – Retired, Delta Air Lines; Michael Johnston - Partner, Nicholas, Cauley & Associates; Ginger Pope – Wealth Advisor, Truist; David Sexton – CFO/Controller, Operation Mobilization/Tyrone; and Jacquelyn Thornton - Executive Director, Two Sparrows Village. The board elected the following officers to serve for fiscal year 2021: Chairman - Paul Chancey, CPA, Cherry Bekaert LLP; Vice Chairman - Mike Harbin, Community Volunteer; Secretary – Lawton Roberts, Owner, Uniglobe Country Place Travel, Inc.; and Treasurer - Terry Head, Strategic Systems Support Analyst, Georgia Power Company.

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HOW DALE CLARKE DISCOVERED A NEW PATH TO WEALTH CREATION

the blueprint ARTICLE ERIKKA SEARLES MITCHELL PHOTOGRAPHY DALE CLARKE WHEN DALE CLARKE WAS YOUNG, HE ALWAYS IMAGINED HAVING NICE THINGS AND WORKING HARD TO GET THEM. Because of this, when he was in his early 20s, he was either working two jobs or working one job and in school. By the time he was in his mid-20s, he secured a job that allowed him to earn six figures. At 30 years old, he had already purchased a condo and a townhouse with cash and a 4,500-square-foot home with a mortgage. Many people at this point thought that Clarke had made it because of his early accomplishments. He was 30 years old, married, owned a nice home, and had a great job with a good income for any age. However, this was the point that he started feeling trapped. “The corporate environment started becoming very cutthroat and uncomfortable to work in,” said Clarke. “I started feeling unhappy with my life. I now had a wife, a home, and children to take care of. Although I didn’t enjoy my job anymore, I couldn’t leave because I was no longer working for money, I was working to keep everything that I had worked for.” By the time Clarke was 32, he had completed another degree and started his own business. Earning about $30,000 per year more while working about one third of the time he was used to working, he felt that he had arrived. “I was making more money and had more time to spend with my family. But after a couple years of doing this, I started feeling trapped again. “ Although he had a great income, Clarke realized that he wouldn’t make any money if he didn’t work. This was simply not sustainable.

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“A lthoug h I d id n’t enjoy my job a ny more, I cou ld n’t leave because I was no longer work i ng for money, I was work i ng to keep ever y th i ng that I had worked for.”

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OPEN HOUSE (CONTINUED) Over the years, Clarke tried different businesses that would a least duplicate his income without having to be present physically. He tried many different options: “I opened a seafood restaurant, a remodeling company, and even attempted multi-level marketing. I made money in all of these endeavors. However, I was unable to remove myself from the day-to-day operation and could not come up with a path to do so,” he tells SoFu Lifestyle. “As I got older, this became more important to me,” said Clarke. “I no longer wanted to work for every penny. I wanted to know how to leverage systems and processes to do that for me.” Clarke realized that he knew how to create a decent income. However, he had no idea how to create wealth. In 2013, Clarke was introduced to an online educational platform that taught entrepreneurship and how to create wealth through real estate investing. He says he was skeptical at first. In fact, the skepticism lasted about nine months. However, over time he was convinced because he saw regular people of all ages and backgrounds becoming educated, taking action, and changing their lives. “Once I started my classes, I realized the education was not about getting rich quick. It was structured much like traditional education. There are over 30 instructors and over 60 different classes that included Tax & Legal Strategies, Deal of the Decade, Creative Acquisitions, Business Management, Buy & Hold, Fix & Flip, Market Analysis, Raising Money & Partnerships and Seller-Financed Notes, just to name a very few.“ Because he was a person that enjoyed learning, this was a good fit for Clarke. “Through this education, I have learned how to make a six-figure income without using any of my own money or credit while making it a win-win for everyone involved. Although I haven’t done it yet, my goal is to make seven figures in one year. This will not be easy. However, the fact that I have a realistic chance is a testament to the education I received. Additionally, I am now on a 5-year plan to earn approximately $10,000 per month passively through real estate investing by owning 15 paid-in-full rental properties. This plan will provide retirement income as well as generational wealth.” Prior to this education, Clarke had no path to creating passive income or wealth. Since he has taken the courses, he has flipped a number of homes and made a profit without using any of his own money or credit, built business relationships nationally, and found more time to spend with his family. Clarke invites you to take a look at the education courses to see if it may be a good fit for you or someone you may know. Visit InvestNRealEstate.today. 14

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It’s the small things that add more life! The City of South Fulton offers its residents something that we’re all learning, once again, to appreciate—quality of life. The big things—malls, franchises, big box chain stores—are not necessarily the things that make communities more livable. Little things often do that. With limitations on globetrotting, the essence of travel and experiencing new things is not only found in far off places. Exploring South Fulton and supporting local businesses can be fun and plays a key role in sustaining the community and showcasing it as a viable destination. Small business, local merchants, family-owned restaurants. Neighbors whose names you actually know. These things all help to make communities more livable.

INSPIRED BY Chantrise Holliman

ARTICLE KRISTEN WRIGHT MATTHEWS

Veteran Educator Helps South F u lt o n K i d s Share Their Voice on Issues That A f f e c t T h e m CHANTRISE HOLLIMAN'S NEW BOOK

WHEN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION SHUT DOWN LAST YEAR, PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE PONDERED WHAT EDUCATION WOULD LOOK LIKE. To keep students both learning and engaged, it was evident that it was imperative to find and develop creative solutions to keep our children on track. In Summer 2020, 50 local students (and one outside of Georgia) embarked upon what they thought would be a five-day writing workshop with veteran and former Westlake High School teacher Chantrise Holliman. The Writers Workshop was intended to be a series of week-long sessions designed to help 5th to 11th graders practice and strengthen their writing, but it proved to be much more than that. The final essays from these sessions were powerful and inspiring, which empowered Dr. Chantrise to publish a book that would be very impactful for the students involved and for the greater good. In Their Own Words: Relevant Essays from Brilliant Young People in the Year 2020 was published on November 30, 2020. A hardcover limited edition is slated for release during Black History Month, incorporating encouraging words for the

Chantrise Holliman’s New Book

students from prominent public figures and influencers.

In Their Own Words: Relevant Essays from Brilliant

The events of 2020 clustered together formed a unique shift to life as we knew it. Beginning with Kobe Bryant’s death in January, through the COVID-19 crisis that began in February, the murder of Breonna Taylor in March, George Floyd in May, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery that came to light later that same month, it was a poignant time. All that happened made 16

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Young People in the Year 2020

us a little uncomfortable, opening up for conversations

In Their Own Words was compiled and edited by Dr.

that we typically hide from with our friends, colleagues,

Chantrise and Kejonna “KeJay” Staley, aka KeJay Urbane.

children, etc. It even got a little scary. But if we’re hon-

Dr. Chantrise has been a powerful force in the world

est, we know that it is in the scariest and most uncom-

of education for nearly two decades. Her undying

fortable moments that we can evoke change.

perseverance to uplift and teach the up-and-coming

Voices from around the world were heard, but Dr.

generations using her motto, “Disturb the universe,” has

Chantrise believed that our children’s voices were faint

altered her students’ perspectives on what their lives

and wanted to give local students a platform to tell the

can be if they choose to take them into their own hands.

world how they felt.

Dr. Chantrise is a writer and creative, having published

“The goal of the book is to not only give students

several books and journals. Her greatest joy is teaching,

a place to voice their thoughts but to serve as an

both adults and students, and this compilation was

opportunity for them to earn scholarship money for

indeed a labor of love. An inspiration in her own right,

whatever endeavors they have on the horizon,” said

she is a heart attack survivor, a bilateral amputee, a

Dr. Chantrise.

wife, and a mother. She is the only child of two former

What you will read within the pages of In Their Own

educators who instilled in her a love of learning and the

Words is a series of essays and personal narratives

tenacity to see things through no matter the challenge.

written by students bold enough to endure their fun

She passionately carries the torch, inspiring the lives

and educational writers workshop during Summer

of thousands of young people throughout her career,

2020. They showcased the real power, wisdom, and

including co-editor and former student, Kejonna

ability that comes with youthfulness when allowed to

“KeJay” Staley, a writer, photographer, all-around lover

strive. These future leaders and creatives addressed

of all things literary. Staley’s keen eye, patience, and

race, bullying, strife, politics, and more. The authors

creative genius were instrumental in bringing the book

hail mostly from South Fulton Schools, including

to life. Dr. Chantrise and Kejonna live in Atlanta and

Stonewall Tell Elementary, Wolf Creek Elementary,

spend a lot of time conversing about good books while

Renaissance Middle, Sandtown Middle, Woodward

also eating great food.

Academy, Main Street Academy, KIPP South Fulton

“Working with Dr. Chantrise Holliman was simply

Academy, Cliftondale Elementary, Camp Creek Middle,

euphoric,” said Staley. “She created a comfortable

Landmark Christian, and Westlake High.

space to work on and discuss how to make what we

The first $500 of the book’s profits will benefit a

both wanted for not only the class but the students

charitable organization of the students’ choice, and fur-

attainable, fun, and helpful for all involved. I am proud

ther profits will be divided evenly among the students.

to have collaborated with my former teacher, an amaz-

“It’s my way of helping my students give back to others and allowing me to give back to them at the same time,” Dr. Chantrise attested.

ing woman, and an educator.” Visit DrChantrise.com for more information. In Their Own Words is available on Amazon.

I a m p r o u d t o h av e c o l l a b o r at e d with my former teacher, an amazing w o m a n , a n d a n e d u c at o r .” CityLifestyle.com/SoFu

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H i g h Mu s e u m o f A r t Co-Orga n izes Nationa l ly To u r i n g E x h i b i t i o n S u r ve y i n g t h e A r t o f D av i d D r i s ke l l

Self-Portrait, 1953, oil on board, collection of the Estate of David C. Driskell, Maryland. © Estate of David C. Driskell. Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York.

Young Pines Growing, 1959, oil on canvas, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, John Hope Franklin Purchase Award. © Estate of David C. Driskell.

Night Vision (for Jacob Lawrence), 2005, collage and gouache on paper, collection of Richard and Barbara Schiffrin, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Flowing Like a River, 1996–97 Collage and gouache on paper Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Caroline Thomas Fund and Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Fund for African-American Art,2005.20 © Estate of David C. Driskell, courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, NY. 20

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, 1972 Acrylic on canvas Tougaloo College Art Collections, Tougaloo, Mississippi. Purchased by Tougaloo College with support from NEA, 1973.084 © Estate of David C. Driskell, courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, NY.

Woman with Flowers, 1972, oil and collage on canvas, Art Bridges, Bentonville, Arkansas, AB.2018.3 © Estate of David C. Driskell. Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, NY.

Fisherman’s Pride, 1956, oil on canvas, collection of the Estate of David C. Driskell, Maryland. © Estate of David C. Driskell. Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, NY.

PREMIERING AT THE HIGH THIS SPRING, THE EXHI-

and Holcombe T. Green Jr. director. “We are honored to

BITION FEATURES POWERFUL PAINTINGS AND

celebrate his incredible legacy through this exhibition.”

WORKS ON PAPER SPANNING SEVEN DECADES OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER.

“This exhibition is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of David’s

David Driskell (1931-2020) was one of the most

widespread influence,” added Mark Bessire, the Judy

revered American artists of his generation, recog-

and Leonard Lauder director of the Portland Museum

nized for his painting and printmaking practices, often

of Art. “The contemporary significance of subjects

characterized by his use of collage, which com-

that David explored throughout his career are more

bined the Black American experience with his keen

salient than ever, and we are looking forward to high-

observations of the American landscape and the

lighting this remarkable American artist.”

imagery and aesthetic innovations of the African

The High has a long history of collaboration

diaspora. To celebrate the breadth of his work, the

with Driskell, who in addition to his work as an artist

High Museum of Art and Portland Museum of Art,

was one of the world’s leading authorities on the

Maine, have organized “David Driskell: Icons of

history of African American art. In 1977, the High

Nature and History,” bringing approximately 60 art-

hosted Driskell’s landmark exhibition, “Two Centuries of

works together to present highlights of his career. The

Black American Art.” In 2005, the Museum established

exhibition is also the first major survey of Driskell’s work

the David C. Driskell Prize, the first national award to

since his death in April 2020 at age 88. It will debut

honor and celebrate contributions to the field of African

at the High Feb. 6 through May 9, and travel to the

American art, including distinctions for both artists and

Portland Museum of Art (June 19-Sept. 12) and The

scholars. The most recent recipient is artist Jamal Cyrus,

Phillips Collection (Oct. 6-Jan. 9, 2022).

with past honorees, including Amy Sherald, Naima

“Beyond David’s prolific career as an international artist

J. Keith, Mark Bradford, Andrea Barnwell Brownlee,

and scholar, he was a dear friend of the Museum, in fact,

Rashid Johnson, and Valerie Cassel Oliver. Funds raised

a life trustee. Without question, his work, as well as his

through the prize’s annual dinner have supported the

generosity of spirit and intellect have been transforma-

acquisition of 48 works by African American artists for

tional for the field,” said Rand Suffolk, the High’s Nancy

the High’s collection.

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“What remains steadfast in Driskell’s work is a

his teaching repertoire at historically Black colleges

commitment to his ‘icons,’ which elevate the mind

and universities (HBCUs) between 1955 and 1976,

and the spirit above that which exists in the phys-

teaching at Talladega College, Howard University, and

ical world,” said guest curator Julie McGee, asso-

Fisk University. From 1977 through 1998, he taught

ciate professor of Africana studies and art history

at the University of Maryland, College Park, which

at the University of Delaware. “Among the many

is now the home of the David C. Driskell Center,

gifts Driskell bequeaths to us is the delight of seeing

an exhibition space and research institute that

the world through his eyes, and it is a journey of

houses Driskell’s archive. In addition to a growing

immeasurable beauty and grace.”

collection of African American art, it serves as a

“Driskell’s command of vibrant color and line

study center for the history of African American art

and his attentiveness to what he called ‘the sym-

and art of the African diaspora. While Driskell built a

bolic presence of form,’ endowed his subjects with

distinguished career as a scholar, he simultaneously

a kind of frisson like that of an electrical charge,

maintained an active and distinguished artistic prac-

which made his work esthetically vigorous, bold, and

tice, regularly presenting his work in both solo and

spirited,” added Michael Rooks, the High’s Wieland

group exhibitions at museums and galleries, including

Family curator of modern and contemporary art.

the High, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, The

“Icons of Nature and History” is the first posthumous survey of Driskell’s work, spanning seven

Phillips Collection, Tate Modern (London), DC Moore Gallery, and Kunsthal KAdE (Amsterdam).

decades of his artistry, from the 1950s to the 2000s, with works drawn from museums, private

ABOUT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

collections, and the artist’s estate. The exhibition

Located in the heart of Atlanta, the High Museum

includes key works from the High’s collection,

of Art connects with audiences from across the

including one of Driskell’s self-portraits. In addition,

Southeast and around the world through its dis-

the exhibition follows the course of his career, from

tinguished collection, dynamic schedule of special

Howard University and the Skowhegan School of

exhibitions, and engaging community-focused

Painting and Sculpture to Talladega College and his

programs.

studio in Falmouth, Maine, and features recurring

by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Richard Meier

motifs such as still lifes, pine trees, aspects of the nat-

and Renzo Piano, the High features a collection of

ural world, African masks, and iconographies drawn

more than 17,000 works of art, including an exten-

from his Christian and Southern roots and the Black

sive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American

experience. Works in the exhibition, including

fine and decorative arts; major holdings of pho-

paintings, drawings, and prints, will reveal Driskell’s

tography and folk and self-taught work, especially

mastery of materials and his indefatigable spirit of

that of artists from the American South; burgeon-

invention, which led to the development of a hybrid

ing collections of modern and contemporary art,

technique he called “collage-painting.”

including paintings, sculpture, new media and

Housed

within

facilities

designed

“David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History” will

design; a growing collection of African art, with

be presented on the second level of the High’s Anne

work dating from prehistory through the present;

Cox Chambers Wing.

and significant holdings of European paintings and works on paper. The High is dedicated to reflecting

ABOUT DAVID DRISKELL (1931-2020)

the diversity of its communities and offering a vari-

A Georgia native, Driskell graduated from Howard

ety of exhibitions and educational programs that

University in 1955 and received a Master of Fine Arts

engage visitors with the world of art, the lives of

from The Catholic University of America in 1962. In 1953,

artists, and the creative process.

he attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. A lifelong educator, Driskell honed

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