The Folake Dr. O Oluokun Podcast

"We've tried ignorance for a thousand years. It's time we try education"~ Joycelyn Elders M.D. "The best contraceptive in the world is a good education" ~ Joycelyn Elders M.D. "Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is about jobs and employment, education, the environment, and all of those things that go into making us healthy.~ Joycelyn Elders M.D. Minnie Joycelyn Elders is an America...

Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.~Phylicia Rashad Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kit...

I will preach with my brush ~ Henry Ossawa Tanner I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.~ Henry Ossawa Tanner Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study, and continued to live there after being accepted in French...

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.~ Booker T. Washington We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities~ Booker T. Washington No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a...

"The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing."~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee "It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."-Jackie Joyner-Kersee "Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyne...

"Learning how to be still, to really be still, and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance."~ Morgan Freeman "My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."~ Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman is an American actor, director, and narrator. He has appeared in a range of film genres portraying character roles and is part...

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.~Wilma Rudolph  Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win a...

There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there can be no vision to the man the horizon of whose vision is limited by the bounds of self. But the great things of the world, the great accomplishments of the world, have been achieved by men who had high ideals and who have received great visions. The path is not easy, the climbing is...

“The difference between being an amazing technician and being a soloist or principal is mastering those interpretive flourishes to tell the best story. Otherwise, you aren’t a ballerina—you’re just another dancer.” Misty Copeland made history as the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.  When she discovered ballet, however, Misty was livi...

“I read from the Bible every day, and I read my Daily Word, I read something great yesterday. It said, ‘Don’t aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.~ Denzel Washington Denzel Washington. is an American actor, director, and producer. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", associating with characters defined by their grace, dignity,...

"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."~ Cicely Tyson  Cicely Tyson refused to take parts that demeaned Black people and won a Tony, Emmys, and an honorary Oscar. In a remarkable career of seven decades, Ms. Tyson broke ground for serious Black actors by refusing to take parts that demeaned Black people.  She urged Black colleagues to do the same...

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”~ Barack Obama Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Obama was the first African-Amer...

"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."~ Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. Her full name is Orpah Gayle Winfrey. That’s right, Orpah, not Oprah. Born in rural Mississippi in 1954, she was named after a biblical figure in the Book of Ruth. When no one knew how to spell or pro...

"All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men.  But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man.  The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?"~ Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He is considered to be one of t...

"I'd rather see if I can help a child than settle an argument between adults over money" ~Jane Bolin Jane Matilda Bolin , LL.B. (April 11, 1908 – January 8, 2007) was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association , and the first to join the New York City Law Department . She became the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United...

"You cannot define a person on just one thing.  You can’t just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done  because one thing didn’t come off the way you thought it should come off." To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest American artists of all time is an understatement, she reigned as the Queen of Soul.  Her multi-octave voice moved millions arou...

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” —Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut.  She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

"If you’re always trying to be NORMAL you will never know how AMAZING you can be." Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, author, actress, screenwriter and dancer. She was best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , which made literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman.

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Robert Ashe , Jr., was born in Richmond on July 10, 1943.  He first picked up a tennis racket as a young boy at a segregated playground near his home. He was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles.  Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the...

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Tubman was born a slave in Maryland's Dorchester County around 1820. Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." D...

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Wikipedia Born : January 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA Assassinated : April 4, 1968, Memphis, TN F...

" I'm the Greatest " was his rallying call and Ali became the G.O.A.T in the boxing arena.   He was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

On what would have been her 105th birthday, here is an inspiring quote from Rosa Parks. “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” Rosa Parks didn’t set out to become “the first lady of civil rights.” But when she defied Alabama law by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger on December 1, 1955—and was arres...

During the early weeks of the pandemic as a frontline emergency medicine physician, the morale, mental and emotional health was challenging to all levels of the healthcare team. I discovered a method called the M.A.S.K method which became a daily practice for me. M~ Meditation, to release toxicity A~ Affirmationsof self spoken out loud S~ Sleep at least 7 to 8 hours every 24 hours  K~ Kindnes...

Charles Drew was one of America's best physicians because he was the first person to introduce a system for storing blood plasma  and organizing America's first large-scale blood bank. Born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C., and died on April 1, 1950.