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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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$1 Million Needed to Retire!

$1 million dollars use to sound like a lot of money, but the more I live, the more I realize that it's not going to go as far as it use to.

Financial experts are now saying that the average American will need at least $1 million dollars to retire comfortably and that is living on 3 to 4% of the $1 million over a 20-30 year period.

Now, first let me say that I'm sure a lot of assumptions have been figured into that. For instance, your house would have to be paid for and having debt would be a "no-no" and of course, no travel and investing in your grandchildren or contributions to worthy causes. They are probably not figured into that factor either.

I'm very concerned in particular for African Americans who I feel aren't even aware of this fact and many of our people are making a decent income, but are living paycheck to paycheck.

What's worse is that the 20-30 year job is obsolete, so we are in trouble as African Americans represent a very large percentage of the "Baby Boomers" population. We will be facing the possiblity of having to work way past the 60 years of age zone and also the possibliy of having to once again depend on the government for housing, if we don't have enough money to get us through our retirement years.

So, what can we do about this and how can those of us who know what's happening make a difference in the African American community? Let me know what you think!

Daring to Dream!

Trina Newby
C0-founder
Black Business America