Until We Confront The Darkness Of OUR Past, The Darkness Of OUR Past Coming Back To Haunt Us Is Inevitable.

In June 2022, I had the heartfelt honor of sitting down with Cherie Johnson—actress, author, and host of Cherie’s World Podcast—to share one of the most personal and difficult chapters of my life.

During our conversation, I opened up about being wrongfully incarcerated twice in Texas juvenile detention centers. What many saw from the outside as a troubled teen was actually a misunderstood, misdiagnosed young woman trying to survive a system that was never built to protect her.

I spoke candidly about the realities of life inside the juvenile justice system, the emotional and psychological scars that lingered long after release, and the ongoing journey of healing, rebuilding, and rising—not just for myself, but for others like me.

This interview marked a pivotal moment in my storytelling journey. It gave me the courage to publicly acknowledge my past and the power to rewrite the narrative from victim to visionary.

A special thank you to Cherie Johnson for creating a safe space for raw and honest conversations like mine. Your platform continues to shine light on untold stories, and I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share mine.

You can listen to the full interview here: Cherie’s World Podcast – Amy Broadnax Interview (June 15, 2022)

Follow Cherie and support her incredible work:
📸 Instagram: @cheriejohnson75
🌐 Website: www.therealcherie.com
📧 Contact: cheriesworldpodcast@gmail.com

As Taylor, Texas becomes the new sustainable Silicon Valley…I have one goal. Save my people. That’s it. Not just spiritually. Not just symbolically. I mean economically, socially, structurally.

I’m building a for-profit, data-backed solution so no one—no investor, no nonprofit, no politician—can tell me who to help, when to help, or how to help.

Help is on the way. Taylor First. Always.

Where We Got Our Data

We built this movement on research, observation, and lived experience:

• KVUE + Texas Tribune Coverage – We reviewed every headline from Boomtown 2040 to Samsung’s $17B plant and housing displacement.
• Firsthand Documentation – We lived through the programs that failed us: Hope Alliance, Blue Bonnet Trails, and mental health misdiagnosis.
• PitchBook + AI Stack – We mapped 30+ aligned investors, built a $2.72B valuation, forecasted $1B+ in revenue, and identified $30M+ in incentives using AI tools like PitchBook, Notion, and GPTs.
   

What’s Broken in Taylor, TX

City Dysfunction

• Planning & Zoning delays 
• Favoritism and lack of transparency 
• Exclusion of Black, Brown, and female-led visions
   

Systemic Racism

• Cultural erasure of Black and Latino legacy residents 
• No ownership of local narratives
• Wealth displacement under the name of progress
   

Economic Displacement
 

• Locals left out of Samsung boom 
• No training or equity pipeline
• Real estate investments without inclusion
   

Youth Neglect
 

• No creative outlets, tech access, or career paths 
• Arts and culture programs 
• Underfunded or ignored
   

Program Abuse
 

• Founders like me pushed out of shelters for being “too ambitious” 
• Misdiagnosed instead of mentored
• Systems weaponized against progress
   

Why Haunted Texas Is the Answer? This is not just a theme park. It’s a regenerative economic engine.

• 2,700+ jobs created across culinary, tech, media, and hospitality
• $1B+ in projected Year 1–3 revenue
• Equity ownership opportunities for locals 
• AR/VR storytelling that reclaims history and heals trauma
• Cultural preservation backed by data, dignity, and jobs
   

What We’re Creating

• A model for creative-led, justice-based development 
• A path for other underfunded founders to get funded
• A youth pipeline to tech, storytelling, and entrepreneurship 
• A story-based economic engine that scales globally
   

Final Word

We’ve already won—because we kept receipts, we stayed building, and we never needed permission to be powerful.

This isn’t about ego. It’s about equity.
It’s about truth. It’s about redemption.

We built this from the bottom, and now we’re rising together.

Taylor First. Always. Help is on the way.

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