Reflecting on Black American Business History
National Visionaries and Texas Pioneers Who Built Economic Power Introduction Black American business history is often framed narrowly—either as isolated
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Why America Really Hates the Black National Anthem, Pt 2
The original poem over 120 years ago that would later be adopted as the Black National Anthem was really a
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?
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
Re-Imagining Juneteenth Plus Related DFW Events
June 19, 1865…A day that lives in infamy among many of us. To re-quote from last year’s article: But we
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.
Historic Black Jockeys Honored by Woodford Reserve Charity Program
Pursuitist Headlines wrote up a nice article about how winemaker Woodford Reserve is honoring African American horse jockeys with their
Using Black History Month as Basis For Making Moves
How have you used Black History Month to benefit you? It’s always great to learn from the good an tragic
Black History Month: We Got Unfinished Business
Should Black History Month 2021 be treated like all the other recent years, where we keep it moving without assessing
Affluent Blacks of Dallas 