Veteran actor brings mixtape to Birmingham to teach and inspire
As Featured on WBRC. “The reason why I do what I do is because the first real estate we own is in our minds,” says Malik Yoba. “This space between your ears is the first place that you own, that you can invest in.” While the lines are powerful, they’re not from a movie script. The veteran actor known for films and TV shows from Cool Runnings and New York Undercover is trying to draw young people of color into the real estate industry. While people were watching his acting career, Yoba was investing in real estate in his 20′s and learning from those he says gave him a seat at the table.
UPDATE Mott Haven: Actor, Malik Yoba, Discusses Real Estate Documentary Series with Students
The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters welcomed actor, Malik Yoba, to their school on March 28 to present his documentary film series, “The Real Estate Mix Tape Vol. 1,” which also features Majora Carter, real estate developer and founder of Hunts Point’s Boogie Down Grind Café. Though Yoba is not a former student of the school, we were informed, “he was born in the old Lincoln Hospital down the road.”
Born in New Haven, Millionaire Mindset Brotherhood aims to end ‘poverty curse’
As Featured on NEW HAVEN – A movement that could change the financial trajectory of thousands of men recently was born in the Elm City, in a most organic and impromptu fashion. During a workshop with actor Malik Yoba and local real estate mogul Roberta Hoskie last month, the Millionaire Mindset Brotherhood was formed. It’s the […]
Hollywood Star From ‘Cool Runnings,’ ‘New York Undercover’ Now Shepherds People Into CRE
Malik Yoba was born in the South Bronx and grew up playing amid empty lots and run-down buildings throughout New York City. Compared to some of his neighbors and friends, though, his family was lucky. Yoba grew up in a co-op for low- and medium-income families. His dad belonged to a union that helped build it and had ownership of his unit.
Actor Malik Yoba embraces his latest role — as real life Baltimore developer
Actor Malik Yoba came to Baltimore last week to check on what he called a role of a lifetime. Standing at a once forgotten, rough-and-tumble corner in West Baltimore, the star of “New York Undercover,” “Empire,” “Designated Survivor” and several films looked up to inspect a pair of apartment buildings at the $800 million Center/West development. As an investor in the project with developers and Ian Arias, Yoba is branching out his successful career from the stage to the street.
