“You’ve got to learn how to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.” — Nina Simone (Born in Tryon, North Carolina 1933, Died in Carry-le-Rouet, France 2003) “The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” — James Baldwin (Born in Harlem, New York 1924, Died in Saint Paul de Vence, France 1987) What the fuck son. I shared a very clear attack about Dr Gay’s visit to Capitol Hill. They called on the United States government to help them plot against a race of people, educat ..read more

Feature Documentaries: Rhythms of the Land and Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land Personal histories bring an intimate perspective to history. James Baldwin once said, “To be a negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” Memories can stir old pains while granting context for current struggles, even proving the reasons to unpack past wrongs and initiate projects toward their resolution. Post-emancipation, many of the formerly enslaved would seek out new futures for themselves and their families by moving away from plantations to start the ..read more

Juneteenth celebrates the day that enslaved people in Galveston, TX were informed of their freedom. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger shared with them the message of Emancipation Proclamation. General Order No. 3. granted former slaves equality in personhood and property rights, but also relegated them to the status of laborers for their former masters. Even so, the critical status of freedom was established. Overtime, members of the African American community would commemorate the day with their own celebrations. In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the history of t ..read more

This data was originally posted on Financial Literacy & African Americans: Bridging the Gap (annuity.org) African Americans have struggled for centuries to build wealth in America. Historical injustices — including slavery, systematic inequality, employment discrimination, racist housing policies and other barriers — have stymied economic well-being and harmed retirement confidence for the community. Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Today, the average white family has eight times the wealth of the average Black family, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finan ..read more

Dear Diary, Thank you universe for blessing me in unexpected ways. I named the title All In a Year’s Time. It is reflective of me truly growing up and entering a new freedom zone. I launched all in a year’s time when I was 24 years old. I couldn’t find a job during the great recession and I was teetering into the dark zone. Mental health is a new age topic. We are continuing to uncover more truths as we encounter more and more links between external and internal environments. I love being a human being, how about you? Back in 2011, I had to give myself a job. I had to fulfill my own job appli ..read more

Ye told CNBC that sometimes it felt like “I was on mute or something.” The partnership was originally announced in June 2020 and included the release of a number of fast-selling, buzzy items, but according to a Wall Street Journal report on the split the Gap was required to sell 40% of Yeezy Gap product in its retail stores during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, which reportedly did not happen. EXCLUSIVE: Kanye West has opened a private religious school. Families of students there are required to sign NDAs, two sources tell @RollingStone https://t.co/jo0Li7NWgQ — Noah Shach ..read more

Perry was at a speaking panel during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) where is on hand to promote his new upcoming love story, The Jazzman’s Blues airing on Netflix next week, September 23rd. During the talk, Perry mentioned that he feels grateful to be creative in a time when more Black focused storytelling is finally getting its airtime. “Let me be very careful on how I say this, be diplomatic. I’m extremely excited for what’s happened with diversity and the choices and opportunities that we’re seeing for black people for the first time, it is amazing.” He was mindful to menti ..read more

It was 2009. May. Mother's Day. The keynote at @liupost said and I quote "this is the worst year to enter into the work force, it's very dreadful" #studentloanforgiveness He was talking to a group of white latino and black graduates. I knew the white kids had parents with $ — Tahyira Savanna Inc. | Tee Slaves (@TAsterisk) August 24, 2022 #studentloanforgiveness I knew I didn't. It took me 5 immigrants to go to that one white school. Tons of my peers are in massive debt, crippled honestly, so no one dreams. I foreshadowed my post-collegiate life. Hello Depression. That's when I learned ..read more

The NYT is reporting yet another discriminatory practice in housing. A Black professor who studies housing discrimination had his home estimated to be worth $472K. A mortgage lender then denied a refinance loan After he and his wife removed any indications that Black people lived there, a 2nd appraiser valued it at $750Khttps://t.co/a7WWbuQrsk — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 18, 2022 its normalized https://t.co/A3PHaG1s5b — Tahyira Savanna Inc. | Tee Slaves (@TAsterisk) August 18, 2022 We searched the news archive nationally to see if we could find a trend. We did. In 2021, Atlanta ..read more

Happy August. It is National Black business month in the U.S. We honor the past and our history for equity as the descendants of the enslaved African population. African-Americans are the reason the United States democracy exists. The assassinations of leaders who were fighting for real world equity both in finance and social mobility of Black America is telling. The events that are all linked together, never appears to be linked in American history books. November 22, 1963, Parkland Health, Dallas, TX, POTUS 63, John F Kennedy Jr, murdered, February 21, 1965, Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm X murde ..read more