Raphael De La Ghetto

Young Black Realtor/Investor/Credit Guy/Entrepreneur. My goal is to be the top of my generation and inspire young black professionals to come.

IG: Iam_jholmes_

[Raphael De La Ghetto @Iam_jholmes]

A great read for those learning basic credit skills. Easy read for all ages.

The Power of Credit: Everything you need to know about building and maintaining great credit https://t.co/qkDPyevBHo

[Saint Zoe 🇺🇸🇭🇹 @Jupinapapi3]

All summer it was “Where all my scamming ass niggas at” and now all of a sudden yall don’t want em no more?

[OCT 19 @RestUpDonny]

Glad I got to experience this!

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Every single time there is a spirit-filled prophetic pastor, the entire world begins to align against that man.

This is not new. There are plenty of examples of this in the Bible.

Let's talk about the Phillip Anthony Mitchell "scandal."

[Stella @StellaaSports]

A black man named James Bond served 60 days in jail for stating his legal name to a police officer. It was obstruction for stating his legal name in “a joking fashion.” And blackness. Always blackness.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Lamar Jackson says he watched friends chase fast money while he was playing the long game and counting how many years it would take him to reach the NFL

“I’m seeing my friends who I was growing up with who I was playing football with… Just throw their life away for fast money and stuff like that. They used to tell me ‘Oh, you talk too much’. Because I used to always speak about football and positivity stuff. They didn’t want to hear that.”

“Now it’s like… They’d rather hear it now because I’m Lamar Jackson. But I’ve been speaking about it. Everybody just wasn’t listening. I was already seeing what was going on. I wish we could go back in time and y’all could see what I was seeing. Because I always looked at life like, I counted years.”

“Like I would think… ‘How many years does it take to get to the league?’ They’re saying… ‘You do three years in college.’ I said… ‘I’m doing three years.’ I’m not doing four. I’m not trying to go fifth year. I’m doing three years because I’m going to make sure my family is good.”

“If you’re coming from a place like where I come from, don’t try to be like the guys around you. Don’t look up to the stuff that looks like it’s fun… Because sometimes it gets you in trouble.”

“It’s sacrificing. ‘Man, I can’t have fun right now. I’ve got to get my family right. I can’t do this right now. I can’t mess up.’ Forget the fast money. I’ve got to think about longevity.”

“You can get locked up and do five years for $1,000. That money gone. It’s gone. You’re like… ‘Man, I just did that for $1,000…’ And I could have waited five years and I would’ve had $10 million.”

“That’s why I’m where I’m at right now. That’s how I used to think. My mom working… She’s busting her behind. It’s me, my brother and my two sisters at home. I’m the oldest…”

“So I’ve got to make sure everybody right. And it’s like… Man, I can’t wait, but I’ve got to wait. That’s the sacrifice. I’ve got to be patient. People don’t look at it like that. It’s like… ‘Man, I need that money right now.’ But you don’t need that money right now. Just wait.”

[Raphael De La Ghetto @Iam_jholmes]

Chris Brown and Usher in Chicago. Great showmanship. I really enjoyed myself. Glad I got to experience the Legends at work.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

An 18-year-old was accused of pointing a gun at an officer and faced an attempted murder charge. But body camera footage reportedly showed him cooperating and had his hands raised the entire time! Prosecutors dropped the charges. Imagine if that footage didn’t exist. The proper use of body cameras should be NON-NEGOTIABLE.

[Mackinac Center @MackinacCenter]

🚨Genesee County uses Flock cameras to capture and search vehicle data. But when Kettering University student Josh Tewolde requested records showing where the cameras are, who accessed the data and whether his vehicle was scanned, the county withheld key information.

Its excuse? The records belong to Flock, a private contractor. But the county’s own contract says it owns the data.

Josh is suing because government should not be able to hide public surveillance records behind a private company. If the government uses the cameras, the public deserves transparency.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“Bigger dreams call for healthier habits and healthier habits require more self discipline.”

[Camille Davis @CamilleMonae]

18-64 is crazy work 😂

[Bishop @520Hen]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Dunk Comp @DUNKC0MP]

We'll never get over John Starks on the Bulls.

Track ID: Don’t Feel Right - The Roots ft. Mumu Fresh

[Zay @ashonzay_7]

🎯🎯🎯

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

Punch a man everyday in face for 99 days then stop on the 100th and HE’LL THANK YOU.

Feed a man everyday for 99 days and then stop on the 100th and HE’LL HATE YOU.

[Law Of Attraction @The_Secret_Law]

You're going to be celebrating something very special soon. You'll be so full of joy and so much happiness sharing your good news. It will almost seem out of this world, how suddenly it all happened for you. Be ready for it. Expect it. It's happening.

[Role Player Performances @BenchHighlights]

Jordan Poole 2022 NBA Finals tape

[ً @artfuIchaos]

just because i seek peace doesn’t mean I’m not skilled at war.

[7PM in Brooklyn @7PMinBrooklyn]

Melo: "'Don't be like your dad ... do it your own way.' Why the f*** would you want to do it your own way?"

Melo & Gil explain the challenges they face as being basketball dads while mentoring their sons 😳

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Apple TV might be money laundering. They make amazing expensive shows and don’t tell NOBODY about them.

[jonzing. @ehisssss]

i’ll never forget how much walking we did as kids 😭😭😭😭 we walked everywhereeeeeee.