The Dare Dreamer Movement by Julene Fleurmond

The Young Dreamer section consists of content from Dreamfleur’s youth motivation site www.DreamerENT.com and other posts prevalent to encouraging youth to be creative and enterprising.

Let’s all be warriors of Love… We can change the world when we see and encourage one another, from the young to the oldest, to be our fullest selves! Ya see all those people around you each day, even the ones you’ve accidentally overlooked or think you’re different from? Each one of them is a reflection of God’s heart, made to connect with Him in love and the dreams in their hearts are planted there by Him…

When you get free to live in your fullness you get to set other people free to flourish & live in full color too. We become like the beautiful family we were meant to be…

Life’s a journey of growth and evolving – we weren’t made to conform to society’s image of perfection but to be the best we can be in the masterpiece called our bodies and the world God put our spirits in and in whatever our dreams are… So dream high & believe bigger warrior, don’t stop creating & loving. You are loved more than you can imagine and make the world better just by being in it… *In the whisper from A Wrinkle in Time: #BeAWarrior

A post shared by Julene Fleurmond DreamNetwork (@julenefleurmond) on Jul 16, 2018 at 12:30pm PDT

I made this video inspired by Ava DuVernay’s movie “A Wrinkle in Time” starring Storm Reid. Have you seen it yet? If not be sure to see it online or on DVD!

We can trust God at all times even in the world we live in today and in the storms of life because we know the One who holds the world has us in His hands when we put our hope in Him. Love is trustworthy always. 💞
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Here’s one of my favorite songs in Haitian Creole: Konfie’m Nan Dieu. The lyrics loosely translate to: Trust in the Lord, know that He takes care of me. In the wilderness or in bad times. The oceans may rise🌊 but God holds me firm, my Papa in Heaven will take care of me…🙏🏽 .

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV

I’ve been a storyteller since I was a kid writing books and poetry and sharing my art and magazines with friends and family. I’ve been working on bringing this dream of making inspirational entertainment like music and movies to life to create media that inspires young people and the youngin in each of us. Above is a little bit of my vision. I want to help you revive your dreams and redeem the child in you who believed that anything was possible…

One of my passions is the entertainment industry, specifically in TV and films and creating those that inspire kids and teens to live empowered. In my journalism program at Southern Methodist University I did a project on role models for African American boys and girls in the media and how it affected their self-esteem and career choices.

I’m currently working on a screenplay with an African American teen girl lead with the goal of giving young people a way to see themselves in Hollywood where they are often not represented. While writing the script I was thinking – do other movies exist with an African American boy or girl as the lead? I could hardly think of any off the top of my head so I began digging in and came up with some. I decided to keep a running list of African American characters in movies and shows (appropriate for kids – I’ve been working as an elementary and middle school mentor and would love there to be more shows and movies that don’t have bad language or too adult situations) for them to watch. Here’s my running list so far:

Movies with an African American Kid or Teen Lead Character or Movies with Adult African American Main Character/s That is Appropriate for Kids / Preteens:

• A Wrinkle In Time (2018) Starring Storm Reid and directed by Ava DuVernay – I’m so looking forward to this one, it was one of my favorite books as a kid that inspired me to be a writer and dream big)
• Everything Everything (2017) Starring Amandla Stenberg
• The Hate U Give (2018?)
• Annie (2014) Starring Quvenzhané Wallis
• Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Starring Keke Palmer
• Let It Shine (Starring Coco Jones)
• The Cheetah Girls Movies (Starring Raven Symone)
• The Longshots (2008)
• Jump In! (2007) Starring Keke Palmer and Corbin Bleu
• Dr. Doolitle Movies Starring Kyla Pratt
• Hidden Figures
• The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)

Shows with an African American Kid or Teen Lead Character:

• True Jackson VP
• KC Undercover
• That’s So Raven
• The Proud Family
• Doc McStuffins
• Cory In the House
• A.N.T. Farm
• The Famous Jett Jackson

Can you think of any show or movie I left out? Leave it in the comments!

I’ve been a storyteller since I was a kid writing books and poetry. I’ve been working on bringing this dream of making inspirational entertainment like music and movies to life to create media that inspires young people and the youngin in each of us. Above is a little bit of my vision. I want to help you revive your dreams and redeem the child in you who believed that anything was possible…

Okay so what I love about working with kids as a teacher and speaker is the excuse to play dress up – I’m no where near a regular but here are a few of my cosplay adventures and the inspiration behind them which are awesome stories that inspire my work:

A post shared by Julene Fleurmond💖 DreamNetwork (@daredreamernet) on Nov 1, 2017 at 8:01pm PDT

I love learning & shows that inspire kids to explore creation!💖🔭 Here’s me as Keesha from The #MagicSchoolBus Rides Again 🚌 on Netflix (anyone else love that show growing up?) We were meant to take time to play and have fun as part of our work (I even did research on the benefits of play in grad school) – whether it’s sports, art or cosplay take time to do something that engages your creativity & brings you joy!✨

A post shared by Julene Fleurmond💖 DreamNetwork (@daredreamernet) on Oct 31, 2017 at 10:59am PDT

I went investigating the candy situation🍬🍫🍭 at The Potter’s House Harvest Time event (don’t judge me – it was for the whole family☺️) as The Princess in Black – inspired by both the GOAT MIB Will Smith😎 and kids’ books characters👸🏾👸🏼 which I love as a teacher & current kids’ writer!
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(Check out this series The Princess In Black about unconventional mystery solving royalty by Shannon & Dean Hale and the Dream Big! More Than a Princess Coloring Book.🎨 Each page of the coloring book features a girl sharing her dream of becoming a professional, like a politician, astronaut🚀 or a community organizer. Stephanie Tabashneck, psychologist and author of the book, created it because she was concerned with the lack of role models, characters and positive messages for young girls and in particular young girls of color).
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If you don’t remember anything else remember to dream big and live boldly because You Are Great!💁🏽 You are royally loved by the King and have the light to fight darkness so go kick some butt. Agent J out✌🏽