24-year old CEO: New Black history being made

Finding and losing history

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LA the hard way

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It begins here

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Man, this is what makes blogging worth while for me. Below is a press release that gives a brief overview of this rising star.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 2, 2007 — (OTCBB: CCCN) The CNBC interview of AmericaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s youngest African American CEO of any public company, City Capital CorporationÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s CEO Ephren W. Taylor II, is rapidly becoming the hottest video for online viewers online. Taylor was a featured guest on CNBCÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s “The BIG Idea” show hosted by Donny Deutsch, while in NYC serving as panelist for Jesse JacksonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Wall Street Economic Summit.

Ephren Taylor’s CNBC Interview can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPGKnDkH2HM

Online viewers are intrigued by Taylor, 24, and how he became the youngest African American CEO of any public company in history. Beginning at age 12 with a software company, by 17 Mr. Taylor built a national company to over $3.5 million value. He recently signed a $50,000,000 equity line with The Lucian Group of Rochester, NY.

“IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve always felt it was important to create profitable businesses that are engaged in improving the quality of life for others. We are proving a company can do both: be socially-conscious as well as profitable. Our $50 Million line with Lucian not only validates this, but is allowing us to greatly accelerate what we have already been doing for several years: leveraging investments, holdings and other assets to build value for investors and shareholders, while creating positive change in communities nationwide.”

TaylorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s concepts on empowering local communities with socially-conscious investing and development earned him the distinguished 2002 Kansas Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Taylor serves as CEO of two public companies: City Capital (OTCBB:CCCN) and AmoroCorp (OTCBB:AORO). Both companies create economically-sound, socially-conscious investments that give back to local communities, and create affordable homes for working class families nationwide.

City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN) is engaged in leveraging investments, holdings and other assets to create self-sufficiency for communities around the country and the world. City Capital currently manages diverse assets and holdings including real estate developments, such as the extensive Kansas City (Missouri) Historic Jazz District redevelopment; buying, selling & drilling of oil & gas properties, and more.

This release contains “forward-looking statements” based on current expectations but involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company’s plans and objectives are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions, its ability to consummate, and the timing of, acquisitions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate. The Company makes no undertaking to update such forward-looking statements.

City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN)

www.citycapcorp.com

877-367-1463

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Posted by Duane On February - 4 - 2007

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exe Says:
February 4th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
That’s what I’m talking about !
Ephren W. Taylor , II Says:
February 4th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Thank you for the support. I pray that we can get the word out that there a lot of us young African Americans doing positive things in the world.
BRE Says:
February 6th, 2007 at 9:37 am
This is an amazing young entrepreneur and a very encouraging interview for young people everywhere. The “word on Ephren W. Taylor II” has reached all the way over here in Germany. Great interview Ephran and thanks for the Heads Up Duane. I’ll pass the news along at my blog and spread the word on the street for young Africans and other people of color that I deal with daily in Europe.
Sepialove Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 4:34 am
What a wonderfully inspiring story! This needs to be shown to every family, especially children, to drive the message of PERSISTANCE, FAITH and DEDICATION.

God bless this young man and the scores of people he will employ.