But a deeper dive into his account finds multiple instances of Billings spreading his message to far younger faces for free, through his work with the Community Youth Development program, in partnership with the University of North Texas at Dallas.
Billings knows the statistics. Himself a product of a low-income southern Dallas neighborhood, Billings knows the many challenges kids and families face. And he knows the realities of being Black in America, including rates of heart disease and high blood pressure that far exceed the rest of the population.
That is why Billings endorses a commitment to proper diet and to goal setting that includes mentorship and an understanding that you will never get where you want to go if you don’t commit to each small step along the way.