COVER STORY
RAY CARLISLE
President and Co-Founder of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Investment Division (NID)
If you look back, on the last 20 years, studying the greatest influencers in the world, the likes of Gandhi, Christ, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Bhutto, Margaret Thatcher, Rosa Parks, John Maxwell, and so many others, you realize that it was not just their actions that made them influential or great people. It was not because of the power they wielded, nor the money, position, or even authority. They were influential people because of who they were and the traits that they possessed.
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the 21st century, we are also seeing an upshot- adding to the list of these great peoplepeople who are changing lives on so many fronts through their efforts, more so in the housing industry. This is actually one of the industries where the lines of equality and justice grow thinner and where if people are not careful they may become misguided and cross the boundaries of justice and do what’s right. The housing industry is very different from most other industries. It is extremely easy for a realtor to discriminate and deny equal opportunity to a client for whatever reason. And as such, our cover this month goes into detail about housing, his journey, and his accomplishments so far. 58 | JUNE 2022
MR. RAY CARLISLE AND HOW HE JOINED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS Ray joined The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) in 1968 inspired by the 1967 NAREB Convention in San Francisco where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the keynote speaker. In his address to the large gathering of Black and Whites alike, Dr. King talked about Black Power and how much money it would take the community to restore urban areas. One thing was evident, resources were needed both in terms of money and intellectual capital. “He was addressing the term black power. What is black power, it’s economic power, that’s what he was telling us, and that registered with me.” Even before the convection, Ray was already so much involved in the real estate industry and even though not as a real estate agent. He comes from a family that has
