Michael Rain

I leverage storytelling & tech to expand perceptions Fndr @ENODI_ // @TEDtalks Speaker 1M+ views// @Harvard grad @Stanford fellow @Columbia alum// 🇺🇸🇬🇭

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

My TED Talk is now live! https://t.co/9mAehOjdzX

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What it's like to be the child of immigrants: https://t.co/ld4A1dJx79 @michaeljrain

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@muheediva01 What makes this worse is your ability and effort to understand them makes them think that are communicating well and what they are saying makes sense.

And conversely their inability and disinterest in understanding you helps them believe you’re failing to communicate well.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@dskillzhtown @DragonflyJonez But Prince didn’t write and produce and play everything either. He collaborated. The Revolution was a band. NPG was a band. Wendy and Lisa were arranging on his hits, too.

If Prince’s collaborations do not take away from his genius, then it’s not an argument over MJ.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@RenyTure This album doesn’t get enough love.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@TJECS206 @DragonflyJonez It was a Penny-led Shaq-less (injured) Magic team that gave the 72-10 Bulls team their first loss that season.

Penny and the Magic the prior year were the only team to defeat a Jordan team after Jordan won a chip.

He was that dude.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@whateveramara I’ve had someone apologize for taking my friendship for granted and under appreciating me 20 years later.

20 years of being haunted.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@NefflynBe Wanna Be Startin’ Something

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@voteheaux @cquiller1 @SlaveOfMC There is a difference between a song and a recording of a song. Regardless of who owned his recordings of that wouldn’t affect who else could record a different version. Legally no one can stop anyone from recording their song. You must pay the owners, but they cannot stop you.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@cquiller1 @SlaveOfMC You don’t need anyone’s permission to record a song. You can get something called a compulsory license. You have to pay whomever owns it, yes, but you do not need their approval to record it.

[Princess @themultiplemom]

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[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@Iamivy05 This adjustment approach sounds good in theory. But that person hasn’t adjusted their own expectations of the relationship. They will continue to try access you in ways that do not fit the new dynamic you’re trying to establish. And you will eventually have to cut them off.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

Today is #Juneteenth.

June is also Men’s Mental Health Month.

Honored to be celebrated on this list:
🔴 10 TED Talks by Black men worth watching.

Check it out and feel free to share your thoughts.

#BlackMenSpeak #TEDTalks

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

@TheJobfather__ Some people minimize the value they receive to justify not giving anything back.

If they admitted it meant something, they'd feel obligated to reciprocate.

So they reframe real generosity as “the bare minimum” to excuse doing the least.

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

This Father’s Day, I wrote about my dad, the ripple effect of immigration, and what we lose when we close the door on global talent.

If that resonates, I hope you’ll read it.

📨 Full reflection on Substack: https://t.co/PgloHrMdvc

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

My father came to the U.S. from Kumasi, Ghana in 1968—on a student visa.

He didn’t just build a life. He built a foundation.

His story shaped mine.

A Father’s Day reflection on immigration, legacy, and what’s at stake when we stop welcoming global talent. 🧵

[Michael Rain @michaeljrain]

📈 46% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.

🦄 80% of billion-dollar startups too.

That kind of impact often starts not with wealth or status—but with a student visa.

We forget that at our own risk.

[📚pedagogy in black✊🏾 @RenyTure]

These are the conversations we are having about Black boys and men right now??? I see many of you know absolutely nothing about what you think you know… give me a second.

[Jay @Wavymafia]

I realized my love language is reciprocity, I need what I give.