The Case for Reparations Due to Land Theft
While many of us wait for slavery reparations, the far more significant amount of wealth our community lost was due
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Revisiting 1968’s Classic Ossie Davis Documentary ‘Inside the Negr0 Middle Class’
In another scene, another very interesting discussion about black women’s hair came up. Surprisingly, or probably not, there was a disagreement about embracing black women going natural. Pro-black sistas were all about that natural hairstyle, but sistas who owned black hair care related businesses, especially the ones that offered blond hairstyles and wigs at the time, vehemently opposed it because it would cost them revenue. I know, very interesting, right?
Are You Sure Your Bank is Safe?
If you haven’t heard of these 3 bank collapses over the past few days, then you may want to read
Black Wall Street Spotlight: John Merrick
In this Black Wall Street history spotlight is well respected businessman John Merrick of North Carolina. He rose out of
Let’s Call it Black Wall Street History Month Instead
Did they tell us the real truth about who really took down all our Black Wall Street communities? Do you
Can We Wield Power and Influence With the Lowest Median Incomes and Net Worth?
For the past 60 to 70 years, our community has relied on a strategy of trying to influence government officials
What’s Our MLK 2023 Scorecard in Terms of Incomes and Net Worth?
Hey, people, it’s your Motivation Minute. I’m John the CEO… How are we doing so far, brothas and sistas? Here’s
New Year, New Career. Stop Picking Low Paying Jobs My People
…too many of us end up in dead end jobs because no one teaches us how important it is at 18 to 24 years old to pick the right high paying majors. When we graduate high school, many of us know that getting a college degree or trade school training can be good, but some of us don’t end up doing either of these. That’s how a lot of us end up in minimum wage jobs, struggling to pay bills, can’t afford for to raise a healthy family, often on the brink of eviction.
Helping Our Young People Survive the Lost Years
The reason our community is in last place among the 4 main American groups is in part because too many of us kick our young people out the house at 18 without a career plan or vision. As I’ve said in previous videos, our young people struggle severely during the lost years from 18 to 24 years old.
Is it Really Fair to Blame One Man for an Entire College? Let’s Chat
We Are ALL Deion Sanders – The Jackson State HBCU Challenge Greetings, brothas and sistas. In this special report video…
Affluent Blacks of Dallas 