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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) and Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities (1997).
Audiences around the world sit on the edge of their seats and rise in thunderous applause as Taulbert, noted author and businessman, transports them to his childhood, engaging them in the stories that are timeless and universal - ordinary people becoming extraordinary leaders in life.
Learn about Clifton Taulbert's journey from the Mississippi Delta to the Air Force, the best-selling books he wrote, and the businesses he founded. He is also a mentor, a speaker, and a board member of various organizations.
Clifton L Taulbert is a writer and speaker who shares stories of his porch people from the Mississippi Delta. His books include The Invitation, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, Eight Habits of the Heart, and more.
He is now an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, entrepreneur, and filmmaker. Taulbert has authored thirteen books. He was the winner of the NAACP’s 27th Image Award for Literary Work: Nonfiction for his book When We Were Colored, which was produced as a film.
In Eight Habits of the Heart, this inspiring handbook, filled with moving stories and memorable lessons, he lays out eight basic principles he learned from his elders: a nurturing attitude, dependability, responsibility, friendship, brotherhood, high expectations, courage, and hope.
Born on 19 February 1945 and raised in Glen Allan, Mississippi, Clifton Taulbert graduated from high school in Greenville in 1963, served in the US Air Force, and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University and a graduate degree from the Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. While pursuing his education and banking career, Taulbert began ...
