of things to a lot of people. A lifelong
resident of Long Beach, California,
she was a loving wife to Howard Green until
his death in 2005, and before retirement, she
earned a living as a head chef. She said her
specialty dish is cheese and macaroni (not
macaroni and cheese), because her four sons
and six grandchildren never seem to get
enough of it -- especially her son Cordozar
Calvin Broadus, better known as Snoop Dogg.
Broadus-Green accepted the calling to serve the Lord.
Now she's an ordained evangelist who travels the country
doing her part to build the Kingdom of God. Broadus-
Green's first passion is helping battered women.
relationships," says Broadus-Green, adding that helping
women and young girls is a way for her to help others
avoid some of the issues she endured in her own past
relationships.
was the "open house" of the neighborhood, so she's spent
a lot of time trying to keep her sons and other young
men out of gangs and away from drugs.
a blunt-smoking rapper who degrades and parties with
scantily clad women?
were not about me or all women, but `certain women. And
they know who they are,'" says Broadus-Green.
great meaning for her. YouthBloc.com is a non-profit
501-c3 designed to teach youth how to start successful
businesses, solve problems, and apply for business loans.
That means understanding the importance of having good
credit and good communication skills.
just to say "no" to drugs and gangs. "They have to have
something to say `yes' to and focus on," she remarks.
who is Broadus-Green's business partner and confidante,
says YouthBloc.com is a much-needed program in urban
areas, because public schools do little to nothing to teach
students how to become entrepreneurs.
instead of depending on a job is important," says Fredlaw.
Because parents are a child's first teachers, Broadus-
Green and Fredlaw encourage parents to partner with
their children to bring their entrepreneurial dreams
to reality.