I Stephan James Hester am a Black man, former athlete, author, investor, and business owner. The Way of The Unknown Black Man is a story of how I grew up as a young Black man in the inner city of Houston, Texas. I was raised in the hood but came up with instrumental figures that provided guidance that took me from being shot down in the streets as a teenager to becoming a self-made man in my twenties. This book sheds light on my story, but it also sheds light on the giants whose shoulders I stand on today. This story breaks down how knowledge, wisdom, understanding, leadership, discipline, and work ethic can create a structured life that you can have ownership over. I authored this book for the reader to gain inspiration but, most importantly, information to help the reader gain understanding. It gives the reader the life and times of me being young and raised in the 5th Ward in Houston, Texas. Overcoming adversity from running the streets and being shot as a teenager, to becoming a college graduate, real estate owner, and entrepreneur. by gaining knowledge of self and using discipline to control my actions. This book is written for the future; the future is close to my heart, and authoring this story is a way of projecting and creating the future. Also, the one who records their history controls history.
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