Feeling Financially Pressured, Disconnected, or Uncertain About What Comes Next?
This live RISE webinar helps Black Americans make sense of the moment we're in, and leave with practical next steps for stability, direction, and long-term independence
If recent layoffs, rising costs, or social rollbacks have left you questioning your footing, this session is designed to help you regain clarity and agency.
Live Webinar | January 18, 2026 | 6:00–7:00 PM EST
Hosted by Charles E. Perkins
This Is Not Motivation.
This Is a Strategic Reorientation.
In 60 minutes, you will leave with a clearer understanding of where the current system is breaking down, and what practical choices are available to you now.
For decades, Black Americans have been told to work harder inside systems that were never designed for their flourishing.
Despite education.
Despite achievement.
Despite resilience.
The rules keep shifting.
The safety nets keep shrinking.
And the cost - financial, psychological, spiritual - keeps rising.
RISE exists because the old strategies are no longer sufficient.
This live session walks you through a new framework for identity, sovereignty, and generational positioning—one designed for the decade ahead, not the last one.
What Is RISE?
RISE is a four-pillar framework built to help African Americans:
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Regain clarity of identity
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Reclaim ancestral grounding
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Build a durable, transferable legacy
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Design a life with real freedom to flourish
This webinar is the gateway into that framework.
You will leave with:
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Clear language to name what's happening in your life right now (so you stop blaming yourself or guessing)
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A simple framework to understand why previous strategies have stalled—and what has actually changed
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One clear decision point for what to focus on next instead of staying stuck in uncertainty
The Four Pillars You’ll Learn
R — Recognize Your Divine Identity
Not as a slogan—but as a stabilizing internal operating system.
You’ll see how identity confusion quietly undermines confidence, decision-making, and long-term planning.
I — Inherit the Ancestral Foundation
Ancestry is not nostalgia. It is strategic grounding.
You’ll learn how historical dislocation continues to affect modern outcomes—and how to reverse it.
S — Secure Generational Legacy
Legacy is not wealth alone.
It is land, skills, positioning, and optionality—assets that survive policy shifts and economic cycles.
E — Experience Freedom to Flourish
Not escape. Not fantasy.
A practical redefinition of freedom across location, economics, family, and purpose.
Why This Matters Now
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DEI structures are being rolled back
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Voting protections are weakening
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Economic volatility is accelerating
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Black professionals are being quietly displaced
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Safety, stability, and upside are no longer guaranteed
Continuing with the same assumptions is the highest risk option available.
RISE does not tell you to panic. It teaches you how to reposition.
This is urgency without hype.
Who This Webinar Is For
This session is for you if:
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You are successful but unsettled
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You feel a ceiling you can’t name
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You are thinking about your children’s future—not just your own
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You sense the terrain shifting and want agency, not reaction
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You want clarity before making major life, location, or investment decisions
This is not for spectators. It is for builders, planners, and legacy-minded thinkers.
About the Host
Charles E. Perkins is a global strategist and change advisor with over two decades of experience leading transformation across government, corporate, and international environments.
After years of professional success in the United States, he recognized a deeper pattern affecting Black achievement, security, and sustainability—and began developing what became the RISE Framework.
Today, his work bridges:
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Strategy and identity
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Africa and the diaspora
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Individual clarity and collective advancement
What You’ll Walk Away With
By the end of this 60-minute session, you will have:
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A clear mental model for why old paths feel blocked
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Language to articulate what many feel but can’t name
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A framework to evaluate future decisions with confidence
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A grounded understanding of what “freedom” actually requires
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The option to continue deeper into the full RISE journey