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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?

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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.

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What Our Community Urgently Needs Before 2023 – YOU Can Do Better Pt 21

The biggest challenge to our community is to make the most of that critical time gap between when we leave high school, around 18 years old, and then when we choose a career, which is around 24 years of age. Too many of us don’t take this important period of time seriously, which is why we have some of the lowest median incomes and net worth of all groups. If we each improve how we plan our careers after high school, we will make a tremendous impact on our incomes, net worth, and how the powerful people who run this world system pays attention to our voices as a result. Pay attention…