Black People : Think Tank Hosted By Tavis Smiley...

Aqil

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Here are a few of the things learned at the Black Think Tank this month.

Facts:


1. The first Americans or native Americans going back 13,000 BC were Black! Look up the Folsom people who lived in Arizona.

2. One of the best reasons to stop our use of the term “African-American” and say “Black.”: A white person who was born in Africa, who moves to America is an African-American, and qualifies for financial aid, etc., but will get the jobs/pay privileges afforded to whites.

3. Look up the Slavery Law of 1665 (which stayed in effect until 1968) and the Maryland Doctrine of Exclusion (1638): both laws state that Blacks must be excluded from the benefits afforded whites, and that Blacks must remain noncompetitive with whites, except in sports and entertainment.

4. Two white men: Bill Gates and Larry Elision, combined have more wealth than the combined wealth of all 36 million Blacks in America. Civil Rights did not change the economic landscape or the balance of power in America.

5. Asians received 80% of all government minority set aside contracts. Hello!!

6. Blacks eat more fish than whites by a 4 to 1 margin. For every dollar whites spend on fish, Blacks spend $9 on fish. Fish sold wholesale for $1 will retail at $2.50 - $3.00. Guess what business we should be in as Blacks?

7. There are no Black-owned national cable or major network television stations. The Black woman who owns our only Black-owned radio stations, plans to sell to white owners after hearing the deal Bob Johnson received for selling BET. (Cathy Hughes is from OMAHA...y’all!)

8. There are no Black-owned companies on the Wall Street Stock Exchange where Blacks own the majority or controlling interest of the stock.

9. 96% of all prison inmates are Black men.

10. Over the next two years 440,000 Black inmates will be released from prison. The State has no place to put them as they re-enter society. A profitable business would be a Halfway House!

11. In 1860, 98% of all Blacks in America worked for white people. In 2001, 98% of all Blacks in America still work for white people.

12. In 1860, Blacks in America had a combined net worth of one half of 1%. Guess what, in 2001, after Civil Rights, Jesse Jackson, Oprah, Shaq, NAACP, and the Urban League, our combined net worth is half a percentage point!

13. For every dollar earned by a Jewish person, that dollar touches 12-18 Jewish hands before it leaves their community. For every dollar earned by a Black person, it leaves the community soon as he or she earns it.

14. The last week of April 2003, in Washington, DC Black teenagers were arrested and booked for eating McDonald’s on the metro subway. Cops cited the recent 5-4-court decision as the permission to arrest lawbreakers even for minor offenses.

15. 67% of all hate crimes in America are against Blacks. After we get through being pleased that we have carpet in our office, a secretary, our name on the door, and make six figures, we do not own anything. What will happen if you miss six months of work without pay? All we have left our children is debt, not an inheritance. You cannot pass welfare or food stamps onto our kids as a nest egg! We are not even in the race.

17. By the way, the word "race" hit the English language in the 16th century when Europeans held a contest to see who will win the race to gather the most wealth through the exploitation of Blacks!

18. You must read Powernomics by Claude Anderson. This is our blueprint to create wealth, not just have a job, but be a business owner, so you can hire people, be listed on the Stock Exchange, develop businesses to meet our needs.

This is "Good Food" for thought.
 
Dr. Claude Anderson..."four words"
A leader among leaders...

Brother Aquil....THANK YOU!

It would be great if you could post this in a couple of other forums
so it is heard by all...This is a powerful post and needs to be heard.
I also think several points in this thread would make
for excellent discussion in voice chat.

I can't thank you enough for this!
 

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