Affluent Blacks of Dallas

The Dark Business and Land Theft Behind the Lake Lanier History

But why don’t the history books tell us to follow the true money trail?

Today, a lot of us preach to each other that we need our own businesses and infrastructure. But what many fail to realize is that indeed, we did! Between the mid 1890s until around 1905 (and even beyond), we were pretty much self sufficient in many cities across the nation. In other words, we were a nation within a nation. Oh, but “they” couldn’t have that. We were a significant threat, not only from and independence standpoint, but also because back then, our people knew the REAL truth about our identity and property ownership.

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?

The Black Business Warrior Mindset

This series of groundbreaking videos is geared towards giving you concrete examples from our Black business past and present, so that you can focus on your strategy effectively and decisively. You will be motivated to go where few others go, so that people and companies NEED you, instead of you needing them.