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Who is Alicia Rhodes?
Alicia realized she was no longer financially or
environmentally stable to provide for herself or
her unborn child at that time. Alicia felt like the
world was on her shoulders and like she was a
complete failure with no high school diploma, a
fail relationship with her boyfriend, no job and
barely a place to live. Alicia made the decision
to start over move back to Alabama and live
with her mother and try to regain her life back
into a place of positivity. Through all the heart-
aches and hardship Alicia has learned that
"Once you find your true self and your true own
identity nothing is impossible and always trust
God and believe he can and will do exceedingly
and abundantly things".
Alicia went back took the test that she felt de-
toured her life and held her captive past the sci-
ence subject on the Alabama graduation exam
Raised in a military southern home, Alicia that was needed to receive her high school di-
started life with lots of high hopes goals, mor- ploma. Alicia even went on to college in the
als, respect and the love for God. Alicia had her pursuit of her bachelor's degree in Communi-
sights on landing a recording contract after cations as well have a great job in her home
high school but soon found out the life of fame state Alabama.
is not always what you see on TV and life can Alicia also started motivational and inspira-
sometimes through a curve ball.
tional speaking and mentoring others to stay
At the tender age of 17 years old Alicia experi- empowered, fearless conquer and achieve their
enced her first disappoint when she was not goals and no matter what keep moving onward
allowed to graduate with her high school class to forward. Alicia now has two sons that are the
of 2002. Alicia didn't complete a Statewide love of her life and very ambitious. Alicia lives
mandatory graduation test in Alabama called her life on motivating and inspiring people be-
the Alabama Graduation Exam. Alicia lacked cause she knows what it's like to fall but having
passing the Science subject and because of this the strength to get back up and try again.
she was not able to graduate. It was a very dev- Alicia always reminds people that if you
astating time in Alicia's life at that time and for THINK IT! BELIEVE IT! SPEAK IT! & you
over a decade Alicia allowed the hurt, disap- shall RECEIVE IT! and no matter what keep
pointment and embarrassment of not receiving moving forward. #ONWARD2FORWARD
her high school diploma to detour her life in an
uproar Sparrow. Alicia still moved to Atlanta
Georgia with hopes of landing a recording con-
tract but after 6 years of being in Atlanta.
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