Black Self-Sabotage Trap

Jul 18 2022 14 ep. 20 mins 62
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This podcast examines the progress that Black Americans have made in the post-Civil Rights era. The main question that we seek to answer is "Why Black Americans continue to lag behind all other groups in education and economics"? Is this a byproduct of racism? Is it largely due to the influence of Black Culture, (Black-Self Sabotage)? We seek to answer that question and provide a self-help action plan on how to move forward.

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We Got What We Wanted

Jul 18 2022 20 mins  
Today’s episode is entitled “We Got What We Wanted”. The 3rd in a 3 part series. Key Points: New Voting Laws have been passed since the last presidential election which many feel restrict voting rights Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves– and the only way they could do that is by not voting. Although Voting

Struggling For Voting Rights

Jun 26 2022 20 mins  
Today’s episode is entitled “Struggling For Voting Rights”. The 2nd in a 3 part series. Key Points: The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. However many Black Women still could not vote due to Jim Crow Opelousas Massacre that took place in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana killed 250 Black people to suppress turnout among Black voters March 7, 1965, Bloody Sunday, Up to 6

My Right to Vote

Jun 12 2022 25 mins  
Why did Black Americans have to fight so hard for the right to vote? Key Points: In March 1857, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision against Dred Scott. In an opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney, the Court ruled that people of African descent "are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizens' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim

What about Black Lives Matter?

Jun 05 2022 18 mins  
Does this group truly represent the interest of Black Americans? Key Points: BLM gained national attention after the August 9, 2014 police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.. BLM GNF had given $21.7 million to 30 organizations, 23 of which are “led by Black LGBTQIA folks and/or directly serve these communities. Is th

Foolishly Spending our Money

May 22 2022 21 mins  
Why do Blacks squander so much of their money? Do Blacks need to change their values? Key Points: Black American buying power is at 1.1 Trillion; and yet only 2 cents of every dollar blacks spend in this country goes to black-owned businesses. Blacks on the average are six times more likely than Whites to buy a Mercedes, and the average income of a Black who buys a Jaguar is about

Why So Much Anger?

May 08 2022 21 mins  
Why is there so much anger in the Black Community toward law enforcement? What is the root cause of this anger? Is it justified? Key Points: Most Americans have high confidence in police, except for black Americans. With a 1.5 percentage point margin of error, 56 percent of black Americans said they had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in police, compared to the 78 percent

Blame it On the Police

Apr 24 2022 23 mins  
Are the police actually targeting Black people? Why do so many traffic stops conclude with the Black person getting killed? What’s the solution? Key Points: Statistical data does not support the claim that Blacks are being targeted by the police. The number of blacks arrested by violent crime category in 2019: Murder—4,078, Rape—4,427, Robbery—29,677, Aggravated Assault—9

Is It Time to Assimilate?

Apr 17 2022 17 mins  
Should full assimilation into American society be a greater priority for Black Americans than the overzealous pursuit of cultural acceptance? Key Points: Are upper and middle-class Black Americans afraid of their own people, the large black underclass? Before we can achieve any major improvement in the social and educational status of Blacks, they must develop a frank process of se

The Real Problem

Apr 10 2022 24 mins  
In this episode, we do a deep dive into the reasons why black many students are not closing the education gap. Why do so many black students that attend public schools in the nation’s largest cities fail? What’s the root cause? Is Black Culture the Blame? Key Points: Black children are not closing the education gap in most of the major cities The education gap must be closed be

Priority #1 Education

Apr 03 2022 18 mins  
In this episode, a comparison is made between two economic classes (middle class & those living below the poverty level) within the black community. Does Education Play a Major Role in Moving from the Poverty Level to the Middle class? Key Points: The middle and upper-middle-class is growing within the Black Community Education plays a major role in earning capacity Education s