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{{Short description|American author, business consultant, and speaker}}
'''Clifton Taulbert''' (born [[February 19]], [[1945]]), is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and [[public_speaking|speaker]]. He is best known for his books [[Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored]] and [[Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities]].
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'''Clifton Taulbert''' (born 1945) is an American author, business consultant, and [[public speaking|speaker]]. He is best known for his books ''[[Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored]]'' (1989)<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=FILM REVIEW; Fond Memories of Mississippi in the 50s|author=Holden, Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Holden|date=January 26, 1996|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/26/movies/film-review-fond-memories-of-mississippi-in-the-50-s.html}}</ref> and ''[[Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities]]'' (1997). Taulbert offers courses in Character Education and Building Strong School Communities through Knowledge Delivery Systems, an online resource for educators <ref>[http://www.kdsi.org Kdsi.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529080640/http://www1.kdsi.org/ |date=2016-05-29 }}</ref>

Taulbert's book ''Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored'' was adapted into the 1996 film ''[[Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored]]''.<ref name=NYT/>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Taulbert was born in [[Glen Allan]], [[Mississippi]], a small town in the [[Mississippi Delta]], in 1945. His mother was very young and could not afford to take care of him alone, so he was raised by his extended family. He graduated from O'Bannon High School in [[Greenville, Mississippi]] in [[1963]] and went on to get a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Oral Roberts University]] and a [[master's degree|graduate degree]] from [[Southern Methodist University]]. He also spent a few years in the [[United States Air Force]], where he rose to the rank of [[sergeant]].
Clifton Lamar Taulbert was born in 1945 in [[Glen Allan, Mississippi|Glen Allan]], a small town in the [[Mississippi Delta]].<ref name="Voices of Oklahoma">{{cite web|url=https://voicesofoklahoma.com/assets/pdf/Clifton-Taulbert-TRANSCRIPT.pdf|title=Clifton L. Taulbert|website=Voices of Oklahoma|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> He graduated from O'Bannon High School in [[Greenville, Mississippi|Greenville]], Mississippi, in 1963 and went on to earn a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Oral Roberts University]] and a [[master's degree|graduate degree]] from [[Southern Methodist University|Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University]]. Taulbert served in the 89th Presidential Wing of the United States Air Force and has been inducted in the Enlisted Airmen Hall of Fame.


A former [[Oklahoma]] banker, Taulbert is president and founder of the Freemount Corporation, a consulting company focused on human capital development and organizational effectiveness. Since the founding of the company, his philosophy has been embraced by such companies as [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Bank of America]], [[Baxter Healthcare]], Pacific Coast Gas, the [[U.S. Department of Defense]], the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and [[K-12]], and post-secondary academic leadership around the world, from China to the Mississippi Delta.
He currently resides in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]] and is a professor at Oral Roberts University.

Taulbert was chosen by [[CNN]] at the turn of the millennium to represent one of the many voices of community. Taulbert, who has served as a guest professor/lecturer at [[Harvard University]], the [[University of Virginia Darden School of Business]], and the [[United States Air Force Academy]], said he could have failed had it not been for the community of unselfish people who surrounded his life. We should never underestimate the power of our influence on the life of others, according to Taulbert.

Taulbert has authored 13 books, several of which are foundational to his consulting philosophy: ''Eight Habits of the Heart'' and ''Who Owns the Ice House: Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur'' (''Who Owns the Ice House'' is part of a [[Kauffman Foundation]]-sponsored education initiative to expose the impact of the entrepreneurial mindset at all levels) and, more recently, ''Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand'' and ''The Invitation: Living beyond the lingering lessons of race and place''. Taulbert's Eight Habits has become foundational to his work on leveraging community as an asset in the workplace, and garnered him an invitation to address members of the [[United States Supreme Court]] as a personal guest of former Supreme Court justice [[Sandra Day O’Connor]].

Taulbert is a trustee of the [[University of Tulsa]], has been recognized international by the Sales and Marketing Academy of Achievement, the [[Library of Congress]], the [[NAACP]], [[Rotary International]] as a Paul Harris Fellow and has been a recipient of the Jewish Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Richard Wright Literary Award. The Freemount Corporation is located in [[Tulsa]], Oklahoma.

He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife Barbara Taulbert.


==Works==
==Works==
*'''Nonfiction'''
*'''Nonfiction'''
**''Who Owns The Ice House? Eight Life Lessons From An Unlikely Entrepreneur'' (2010)
**''Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored'' ([[1989]])
**''Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored'' (1989)
**''The Last Train North'' (1992)
**''The Last Train North'' (1992)
**''Watching Our Crops Come In'' ([[1997]])
**''Watching Our Crops Come In'' (1997)
**''Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities'' (1997)
**''Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities'' (1997)
**''The Journey Home: A Father’s Gift to His Son'' ([[2002]])
**''The Journey Home: A Father’s Gift to His Son'' (2002)
**''When Little Becomes Much (2005)

*'''Children's Books'''
**''The Invitation''
**''Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand''
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**''Little Cliff and the Porch People'' ([[1999]])
*'''Children's books'''
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**''Little Cliff and the First Day of School'' ([[2001]])
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**''Little Cliff and the Porch People'' (1999)
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**''Little Cliff and the First Day of School'' (2001)
**''Little Cliff and the Cold Place'' (2002)
**''Little Cliff and the Cold Place'' (2002)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cliftontaulbert.com Clifton Taulbert's official website]
*[http://www.cliftontaulbert.com Clifton Taulbert's official website]
*{{IMDb name|0851492}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851492/ Clifton Taulbert] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
*[https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interview/taulbert-clifton/ ''Voices of Oklahoma'' interview] First-person interview conducted on May 23, 2018, with Clifton Taulbert.

{{NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction}}
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 10 June 2024

Clifton Taulbert
BornClifton Lamar Taulbert
1945 (age 78–79)
Glen Allan, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationO'Bannon High School; Oral Roberts University; Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University
Notable worksOnce Upon a Time When We Were Colored (1989); Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities (1997)

Clifton Taulbert (born 1945) is an American author, business consultant, and speaker. He is best known for his books Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored (1989)[1] and Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities (1997). Taulbert offers courses in Character Education and Building Strong School Communities through Knowledge Delivery Systems, an online resource for educators [2]

Taulbert's book Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored was adapted into the 1996 film Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored.[1]

Biography

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Clifton Lamar Taulbert was born in 1945 in Glen Allan, a small town in the Mississippi Delta.[3] He graduated from O'Bannon High School in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1963 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Oral Roberts University and a graduate degree from Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. Taulbert served in the 89th Presidential Wing of the United States Air Force and has been inducted in the Enlisted Airmen Hall of Fame.

A former Oklahoma banker, Taulbert is president and founder of the Freemount Corporation, a consulting company focused on human capital development and organizational effectiveness. Since the founding of the company, his philosophy has been embraced by such companies as Lockheed Martin, Bank of America, Baxter Healthcare, Pacific Coast Gas, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and K-12, and post-secondary academic leadership around the world, from China to the Mississippi Delta.

Taulbert was chosen by CNN at the turn of the millennium to represent one of the many voices of community. Taulbert, who has served as a guest professor/lecturer at Harvard University, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and the United States Air Force Academy, said he could have failed had it not been for the community of unselfish people who surrounded his life. We should never underestimate the power of our influence on the life of others, according to Taulbert.

Taulbert has authored 13 books, several of which are foundational to his consulting philosophy: Eight Habits of the Heart and Who Owns the Ice House: Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur (Who Owns the Ice House is part of a Kauffman Foundation-sponsored education initiative to expose the impact of the entrepreneurial mindset at all levels) and, more recently, Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand and The Invitation: Living beyond the lingering lessons of race and place. Taulbert's Eight Habits has become foundational to his work on leveraging community as an asset in the workplace, and garnered him an invitation to address members of the United States Supreme Court as a personal guest of former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Taulbert is a trustee of the University of Tulsa, has been recognized international by the Sales and Marketing Academy of Achievement, the Library of Congress, the NAACP, Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow and has been a recipient of the Jewish Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Richard Wright Literary Award. The Freemount Corporation is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife Barbara Taulbert.

Works

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  • Nonfiction
    • Who Owns The Ice House? Eight Life Lessons From An Unlikely Entrepreneur (2010)
    • Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored (1989)
    • The Last Train North (1992)
    • Watching Our Crops Come In (1997)
    • Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities (1997)
    • The Journey Home: A Father’s Gift to His Son (2002)
    • When Little Becomes Much (2005)
    • The Invitation
    • Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand
  • Children's books
    • Little Cliff and the Porch People (1999)
    • Little Cliff and the First Day of School (2001)
    • Little Cliff and the Cold Place (2002)

References

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  1. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (January 26, 1996). "FILM REVIEW; Fond Memories of Mississippi in the 50s". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Kdsi.org Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Clifton L. Taulbert" (PDF). Voices of Oklahoma. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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