From NPR Morning Edition Friday June 26, 2020: “During a time of increased racial awareness in America, there’s a big push to support Black-owned businesses. But can these efforts live past the moment and create lasting change?”
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Brian Becker and Loud and Clear: “For generations, African-Americans have been told they have what is now said to be more than one trillion dollars of “buying power.” But a new book argues that commentators have misused this claim largely to blame Black communities for their own poverty based on squandered economic opportunity. “The Myth…
Read moreIn Search of Black Power: The #MOBP Discussion
It was a pleasure to be part of this New Timbuktu podcast from Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle where: “Black political figures from DuBois to Garvey have embraced the notion that Black America’s combined “buying power”, if harnessed correctly, would be a revolutionary force. But is this true? Morgan State University Professor Dr. Jared Ball…
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