In light of what most of us know about the economy and where Black people fit, mostly as consumers rather than producers, a discussion of Black capitalism is in order.
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[Black]Capitalism: Fulfillment or Failure?
Black capitalism originally called for loan assistance, credit guarantees, and technical assistance for Black-owned businesses in an effort to stimulate economic development in the ghettos. Is it Working?
State of the Black Family Survey: Black Families Better Off Than 5 Years Ago
Almost two-thirds of respondents say they are better off financially than they were five years ago...
Reluctant Readers -- Are we Revisting "The Mis-Education of the Negro?"
I am worried that each time another report about "gaps" is written, we will see ourselves on the wrong side of widening gaps.
Your Brother's Keeper -- A Perspective from Mother Africa
We can learn from the tradition of the Maasai as we embark on this initiative to do a better at being our brothers' keepers.
Your Brother's Keeper -- A Perspective from Mother Africa
We can learn from the tradition of the Maasai as we embark on this initiative to do a better at being our brothers' keepers.
A life of struggle, a legacy of progress - Chokwe Lumumba 1947-2014
The world lost a visionary activist this week, with the death of Chokwe Lumumba, the newly elected mayor of Jackson, Miss.
