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hey, i'm lala ali. watch me on ""our world with black enterprise."" welcome to "our world with black enterprise." i'm marc lamont hill. like her father she floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. now she's not pulling any punches in her current fight. >> i'm here with athlete, entrepreneur philanthropist l lala ali. >> and mother. that's a big one. >> you become mother again. >> a little girl and little boy. i'm done. i'm happy. >> i suppose you're not getting any sleep? >> no. but i can keep it moving. we're launching a new campaign called "pair up." kiz any disease affects 30

million americans. nine out of ten of them don't even know they have it. >> we all know someone suffering from diabetes or high blood pressure. a lot of the work i do is about health and fitness and wellness and trying to educate people on how to stay healthy and prevent bad things from happening. >> so for you, this is not just professional it's also personal. >> it is personal. my family like so many others has dealt with high blood pressure diabetes and those are some of the leading causes of kidney disease. >> i don't know how you do this work juggling motherhood and then found time to be on "dancing with the stars"? >> i'm still mad i didn't win. >> i have never watched a tv show like that in my life but when i saw you do two other numbers, it's clear to me you were the best person. >> it's not always about who the best is. i go into the ring, i know i'm

going to win. there's judges and tv. i'm over it doing bigger and better things. >> i love how you said it's not like boxing where you say i know i'm going to win. your father is relatively famous. people have heard of him before. is it hard to shake away from the shadow. >> i don't try to. i don't wake up thinking about that. i wake up thinking about who i am. i feel like i have made my own way. i will always be thought of as mohammed ali's daughter. >> what made you get into boxing? >> i love it. it's in my blood. i became a champion undefeated. now i learned a lot about health and fitness through boxing. i wasn't an athlete, didn't eat properly or work out. because i wanted to be a champion, the first thing to do is find out what it takes to be a champion. what it took is for me to eat

right, get my rest take care of myself so i could win in every way. >> you don't get that itch every once in a while? >> of course i do. you make the wrong move i might pop you. i'm just messing with you. >> you conquered the world, boat en everybody in boxing conquered philanthropy. >> i haven't conquered all of it. pretty much like you. i wake up and do me happy. my main job is being mom and the things that are important to me are -- happen to be helping other people live the best life they possibly can. to me there's so many diseases that we cannot prevent, things that will happen that we can't prevent. don't let something happen to you that you could have prevented because you weren't paying attention to your help. >> while laila ali continues to do amazing work, she isn't alone. every february the enterprise

for women meets. last year i sat down with marion jones. on the right track. after serving more than six months in prison for lying to federal prosecutors about using performance-enhancing drugs, she's come clean about her past and is now shooting for success. i recently caught up with her to talk about her new book and her new career. >> i just finished reading your new book. it's very amazing. talk to me about the journey that you describe in this book. >> this one really is from the heart. it's just you know about finding forgiveness. all of us go through tough times in our lives. we all make mistakes. it's how do you pick yourself up and dust yourself off and look to the next chapter in your life, no pun intended. it's very personal. wrote a series of letters to my husband while i was incarcerated ranging from why i made certain choices in my life and how to correct those. >> talk to me about some of the

choices. when you first were asked the question in front of federal prosecutors about the substances and whether or not you knew what they were whether you recognized them. you said no. >> uh-huh. >> what was going through your head at that time? what made you make that decision? >> all of my success was going through my head. everything that i had worked so hard for was going through my head. knowing that if i didn't say that particular answer it could all be wiped away. what i didn't realize is that it would be all wiped away and even more. so i did what my gut told me to do, and that was to lie at that moment. and it literally was less than ten seconds that i made the decision. it's one of the things that i base my message that i share with a lot of young people today. that is before you make critical decisions in your life it's important -- really important that you take a break, you take a step back. you really look at the

situation. you consult people who have life experience and then you make a wise choice. we all get to a point where we let our ego take control of our emotions and decisions. you think you're untouchable. although it has been difficult to have to talk about my miss mistakes over and over again or to relive certain tough times in my life it's been more than worth it because i see people are being bless bid hearing my story. so i'm glad i made the decision not to just disappear. i'm even more so glad that i decided to play basketball. it's given me a bigger stage to share my story. sure, i love the challenge of playing again, 35 years old. >> you were a 34-year-old rookie. >> don't say it. >> i was impressed. you're a 34-year-old rookie in a league running around with 21-year-olds and holding your own. what was it like to be a rookie again, to be the new fish?

>> it was very humbling. it showed me i could play with these ladies but i have a lot of work to do. nobody is going to outwork me. that's hands down. and once the ladies realized that i didn't want anything handed to me. i worked to get in the league and i'm willing to work to be a success in the league. once they saw that, i gained their respect. >> please welcome marion jones. [ cheers and applause ] >> one of the ways you give back now is through the "take a break" foundation. talk a little bit about what that is. >> the message of "take a break" is something that's very close to my heart. while i was incarcerated and i made the choice while i was in there that i wasn't going to disappear, that i was going to be back in the public eye and giving back. i wondered well how can i share my story and my experience with young people older people alike, on how to make better decisions.

i went through all the different scenarios. then it came back to that moment that i wish i had slowed down. i wish i had taken a break, you know taken a moment to really think about the consequences of what you say or your actions and that's how it came babt. the positive response that i've gotten -- received from the young people and the parents alike is enough for me to keep it going. >> i was so mad at you. and my daughter you know she had her pictures all over the wall. the day i had to tell her, it just broke my heart. and she pulled the picture off the wall and i didn't know what to say. i said people make mistakes. i was so mad at you. i'm so happy to see you today. it really fills my heart, the fact that you get up here and you put yourself out there and you're real and we can feel your pain. i'm sitting here crying. >> 50 years from now when you

finally retire from the wnba the kids are out of the house, everything is done how do you want people to remember marion jones? >> i look forward to that day when i can sit on my porch in my white rocking chair. >> you will never do that. you'll be in an 80-and-under basketball league. >> i want people to remember i was an individual who has been blessed with amazing gifts from physical, like i said the ability to communicate and connect with people. a person who made bad choices but at some point figured it all out and figured i'm here for a reason and that's to give back. i don't want people to remember me for marion jones, the great athlete that made bad choices. no. that doesn't stand up over the test of time really. people remember folks who made positive contributions to our world. and that's how i hope i'm

remembered. up next, more women who inspire and empower. despite the fact that i received death threats and hate mail before i was consecrated bishop the high points still outweighed the low points. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet.

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no, we're having dinner soon. [music playing] you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. hold up! there are thousands of children in foster care who will take you just as you are. welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." major highlight of the black enterprise women of power summit are the legacy awards. let's take a look at one of last year's honorees. ♪ ♪

i never aspired to be a first. i never set out to conquer the world that way. >> how the beginnings molded bishop barbara c. harris erode to success. >> i came up in the midst of the depression in philadelphia. in a family of very modest means. when i say very modest means, i mean almost poor. >> although her parents may not have been professional people harris was encouraged to be more becoming the first african-american woman to practice public relations. giving her all to her career harris was also a member of the public relations society of america when she felt another

calling on her life. >> i did not have and a ha moment as such. it was just over time a feeling of being called to something more than i had been doing. >> is it accidental that the new generation of message of god is raising up in our church in this country are women. >> hailed as a disturbing prophet, she was ordained as a priest in 1980 she used her new platform of leadership to support controversial issues including gay rights equality for women and abolishing apartheid. despite her liberal background harris was consecrated a bishop to the worldwide anglican communion in 1989. >> when i was asked if my name

could be entered into the process of nomination i never dreamed that my name would even get any serious consideration. >> there was actually another running at the same time she was elected who in some ways was safer. the fact that barbara was elected was always inspiring, which is the church is taking a risk and willing to have someone be a leader who stands for everything that i think is at the heart of the gospel. there's nothing safe about barbara. she goes for broke all the time. it's great. >> harris' appointment as the first woman bishop unleashed relentless protest. >> by proceeding with the pretending consecration this is not an action of the holy church.

>> though urged to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of her consecration she declined and chose instead to walk in faith. >> despite the fact that i received death threats and hate mail were i was consecrated bishop the high points still outweighed the low points. certainly one high point was the actual consecration where i never imagined that 8,000 people would show up to witness it. >> now retired, bishop barbara c. harris looks back and hopes her story inspires others. >> i would hope that if i have any legacy at all, that it would be for people for women

particularly to know that there are opportunities beyond their dreams. up next a woman breaking barriers in the fashion industry. >> an entrepreneur is a person who takes risks. i mean sometimes calculated and sometimes -- i'm going and i'm going to jump into 20 feet of water. oh, hey mike. what are you up to? oh, just diagramming this accident with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet. he's a french model. uh, bonjour. [ male announcer ] state farm. more mobile than ever. get to a better state.

welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." let's take a look at another previous legacy award nominees. >> i never gave up.

i had perseverance. i just stuck with it until 32 years later plus i'm still in business having the time of my life. >> aud tri smoltz has long been a vital part of the fashion show scene. her company, the ground crew is considered the backstage of support for complex presentations. >> i came up with that name, the ground crew because i heard the reverend dr. martin luther king talk about those big jet planes can't get off the ground without a ground crew. >> in paris, i always said where is audrey smoltz and the ground crew. it makes everything run perfectly and smoothly. >> the path began with audrey's own modeling career in new york city. >> i was born bread, toasted, jellied, jammed and honeyed in harlem. i've always enjoyed fashion,

art, culture. because it seemed i was always 6 feet tall i started modeling. >> she became one of the first african-americans hired by blooming dale's as an assistant buyer. >> the head woman of resources said i want to see audrey smoltz. they pointed me out to this woman. oh, no that can't be her. because of the color of my skin she tried to say, oerks you don't want this job. and i told her, yes, i want the job. >> her growing knowledge of fashion helped her land a pivotal position as commentator and coordinator of the ebony fashion fair fostering her desire to go into bilz for herself. >> a entrepreneur is a person who takes risks. i mean sometimes calculated and sometimes -- i'm going to jump into 20 feet of water. >> taking risks, both calculated and spontaneous, there are some

things she feels all businesswomen need to remember. >> believe in yourself and just do it. >> during her decades as one of the fashion forward, audrey smoltz has done thousands of shows and helped hundreds of stylists, makeup artists, photographers and producers get their break. >> people call me write me e-mail, sometimes text. oh, ms. smoltz do you know what you've don't for me. >> audrey feels achievements begin with attitude. staying positive and caring about those you meet personally or professionally. >> you must like people. you must like people. people must like you and you must network, n-e-t work.

>> she knows news and energy come at any age. >> embrace be open. if you're in a box, come out of that box. study, always willing to learn. go to school. go to lectures. go to programs. stay alert, 360 degrees. know what's going on and enjoy it. take it in and letet it ou [ female announcer ] mcdonald's dollar menu. home of the all-new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with melty white cheddar and caramelized onions. plus all your tasty favorites for just a dollar each. every day. ♪ ♪

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before we go we leave you with one last look at last year's women of power summit. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

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