YOU BE YOU LIVE

YOU BE YOU LIVE

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  • #WorldCeaseFire Project

    Who remembers “We are the World”?

    I NEED YOU CONTENT CREATORS!!!hashtag#WorldCeasefire PROJECT - a call for peace both within and outside our communities and countries.2025 has been filled with hardship for many and in many different facets of our paths.If you could have one wish for the world to have hashtag#NoMore of something what would it be?Ie. hashtag#NoMoreStigmas hashtag#NoMoreDiscrimination hashtag#NoMoreHomelessnessI have written a song that has spoken to me to reach for something bigger and this is what I need from you…A small segment video with you:1. Writing your own hashtag#NoMore(your choice) OR hashtag#WorldCeaseFire before video recording.2. Then video tape yourself revealing your sign - shown in the example pictures with this post.3. Video should be approximately 3-5 seconds long - submit them to me through the DM’s here.4. Once your video is submitted please put your hashtag#NoMore(………..) so the other creators don’t pick the same choice - thank-you!!!You have until -December 25th- to submit your video - and then I will collaborate everyone’s wish into the video.The Release will be New Years Eve 2025!!!!See you in the DM’s for this MONSTROUS COLLABORATION of EVERYONE seeking to bring peace to this world…Here’s who collaborating and their hashtag#NoMore signKinga Vajda - hashtag#NoMoreSquanderedCapitalLeslie Flowers - hashtag#NoMoreHunger JenLyn I’m a Unicorn Nicole (Nic) Angai-Galindo Paulette Hallam - hashtag#NoMoreHate Jackie Hallberg, LMSW - hashtag#NoMoreMassIncarceration …and of course a copy of the video for you to keep after we get it released!!!Thank you one and all as I try to organize this little Christmas gift for you all.Presented by Soul Media LIVE Productions ❤️‍🔥hashtag#Collaboration hashtag#AllContentCreators hashtag#ACallForPeaceDuringTheSeason



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    57 min
  • Women's Rights, Civil Rights, Equality

    In this extended live episode of UBU Live with William Rochelle, but you can call him Bill, we slowed the pace and widened the lens. Not to debate history, but to remember it accurately, honestly, and in context.

    We walked through where the modern civil rights movement actually began, starting in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education, and how it accelerated after the murder of Emmett Till and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. We talked about how the movement was led first and foremost by the Black community. Black churches. HBCUs. Mothers. Students. Working class families. People who risked everything long before the country decided it was ready to listen.

    We explored the distinct leadership paths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X, not as opposites to be pitted against each other, but as leaders responding to the same injustice through different strategies rooted in the same demand for dignity and human rights.

    From there, the conversation expanded to who showed up next. Jewish activists. White Christian clergy. Latino and Hispanic organizers. Asian American and Native American advocates. Labor unions. College students. Lawyers. Faith leaders across traditions. International observers. The movement grew because solidarity grew.

    We also spent time on the women’s rights movement, which began long before the civil rights era, formally in 1848 at Seneca Falls, gained momentum with women’s suffrage in 1920, and surged again in the 1960s and 1970s alongside civil rights. We talked plainly about what women could not legally do before equal rights protections. No independent credit. Limited home ownership. No job security during pregnancy. Little to no recourse for workplace discrimination.

    The episode traced the nation’s progress decade by decade. From desegregation and voting rights to fair housing, Title IX, disability protections, LGBTQ visibility, marriage equality, and the renewed civil rights energy of 2020.

    And then we addressed the present. The rollbacks. The dismantling of voting protections. The cuts to DEI. The removal of affirmative action. The erosion of women’s autonomy. The weakening of LGBTQ protections. The quiet return of housing discrimination. The cost of removing oversight. Not as theory, but as lived consequences that affect real people.

    This was not a one hour history lesson. It was a reminder. Progress is not permanent unless we protect it. Rights do not defend themselves. And silence has always been the most expensive choice.

    If you missed the live conversation, this recap gives you the full context. If you were there, this is the one worth revisiting.

    Thanks for being part of a space that refuses to forget where we’ve been, what it took to get here, and what’s at stake if we turn back.

    #YOUBEYOULIVE #CIVILRightsHistory #WomensRights #HumanRights #DEI #VotingRights #EqualRights #KnowYourHistory #ProgressMatters #WilliamRochelle



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    1 hr 37 min
  • Who remembers “We Are the World”?

    Who remembers “We Are the World”?

    CONTENT CREATORS — I need you.

    The #WorldCeasefire Project is a call for peace within and beyond our communities and countries.

    2025 has already been heavy for a lot of people in a lot of different ways. Financial pressure. Division. Burnout. Loss. This project is about pausing and asking a simple but powerful question:

    If you could remove ONE thing from the world, what would it be?

    #NoMoreStigmas#NoMoreDiscrimination#NoMoreHomelessness

    I wrote a song for this moment. A song that pushed me to reach for something bigger. And instead of releasing it quietly, I’m inviting YOU to help turn it into something collective.

    Here’s what I need from you:

    * Write your own #NoMore message (your choice) OR #WorldCeaseFire before recording

    * Record a short video revealing your sign (see example images from this post)

    * Video should be 3–5 seconds long

    * Submit your video to me via DM

    * After submitting, comment your #NoMore choice so others don’t duplicate it

    Submission deadline: December 25Full collaboration release: New Year’s Eve 2025

    This will be a massive collaboration of creators who believe peace is still worth fighting for.

    Creators already participating:

    Kinga Vajda – #NoMoreSquanderedCapitalLeslie Flowers – #NoMoreHungerJenLyn I’m a UnicornNicole (Nic) Angai-GalindoPaulette Hallam – #NoMoreHateJackie Hallberg, LMSW – #NoMoreMassIncarceration

    Everyone who participates will receive a copy of the final video after release.

    Thank you to every single person helping me put this together as a small but meaningful Christmas gift for the world.

    Presented by Soul Media LIVE Productions

    #WorldCeasefire #NoMore #SoulManLive #Collaboration #AllContentCreators #CreatorsForPeace #MusicWithPurpose #CallForPeace #CreativeCommunity



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    4 min
  • All I Want Is Peace and Happiness

    All I Want Is Peace and Happiness is a reminder that sometimes the greatest revolution is choosing calm in a world built on chaos. This track moves like a breath of fresh air. It starts with a soft soulful groove and rises into a vibrant pulse that wakes up every part of you that has been tired for too long. The heart of this song is simple. Every one of us is searching for something real. Every one of us is fighting for a moment of clarity. Every one of us is craving peace and happiness in a world that keeps pulling us in every direction.

    The lead vocal feels like an angel guiding you back to yourself. The choir is light and warm, lifting you without overwhelming you. The music builds slowly and intentionally, carrying you from reflection to release. This is music for the ones who want to breathe again. The ones rebuilding their strength. The ones trying to rise without losing themselves. The ones who understand that peace and happiness are not luxuries. They are essentials.

    This is a healing moment wrapped in a song.Created by William RochelleYOU BE YOU LIVE

    youbeulive #youbeulive #youbeyoulive #williamrochelle #peaceandhappiness #alliswell #originalmusic #soulvibes #healingmusic #upliftingvibes #musicforthesoul #angelicvocals #lightchoir #creatorspotlight #blackmusicexcellence #soulfuljourney #innerpeace #newmusicrelease #viraltrack #calminchaos #musicforhealing #creativeenergy #inspirationalmusic #hopefulsound #meditativevibes



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    4 min
  • HOPE IS ALIVE, I'M STILL HERE

    This track is not just music. It is a spiritual lift. A reminder that hope still breathes, faith still rises, and unity still wins. I created this piece to feel like an awakening. It begins in the quiet, where the snaps and bass take you back to a time when soul music told the truth. It moves through the 90s with a deeper groove and then erupts into a fast rising crescendo at 165 BPM that feels like your spirit finally remembers what it came here to do.

    The lead vocal is an ethereal Black woman’s voice that feels like an angel sitting beside you, whispering that everything is going to be okay. The choir is soft and distant, like sunlight behind clouds. Nothing overshadows anything. Everything blends, breathes, and lifts.

    This music is for the ones who survived what should have broken them.The ones rebuilding.The ones rising again.The ones who know the world changes when we change the rhythm of our own lives.

    Welcome to something new.Welcome to something soulful.Welcome to something you can feel all the way in your chest.

    Created by William RochelleYOU BE YOU LIVE

    Thank you for listening. Share this with someone who needs a reminder that hope still rises.

    youbeulive #youbeulive #youbeyoulive #williamrochelle #peaceandhappiness #alliswell #originalmusic #soulvibes #healingmusic #upliftingvibes #musicforthesoul #angelicvocals #lightchoir #creatorspotlight #blackmusicexcellence #soulfuljourney #innerpeace #newmusicrelease #viraltrack #calminchaos #musicforhealing #creativeenergy #inspirationalmusic #hopefulsound #meditativevibes

    Share it with someone who needs a reminder that peace is possible and happiness is still within reach.



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    4 min

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William Rochelle, creator of YOU BE YOU LIVE, sparks bold conversations that empower, motivate, and inspire authentic living. Dedicated to growth, leadership, and unfiltered truths—transforming…