1 Since our being brought in chains to the shores of America, our brain power, labor, skills, talent and wealth have been taken, given and spent toward building and adding to the civilization of another people. It is time for you and me, the so-called Negroes, to start doing for ourselves. We must not let our children be as are we, beggars of another man for his home, facilities, clothing, food and the means of providing a living. Man depends on land for the necessities, food, clothing and shelter for survival. A prime requisite for freedom and independence is having one’s own land. There can be no freedom without a people having their own land.
2 The acquisition of land has been the factor for more wars than any other cause. Economists agree that in order for any type of nation or system, capitalism or communism, democracy or totalitarian or what have you, to exist and have a degree of independence there must be ownership of land. The so-called Negroes are without a state they can call their own. We have nothing to show for our more than 310 years of forced slave labor and more then 100 years of our free servitude to our masters’ children.
3 We were brought here to work. We have worked! We are still the workers. Some of us say. “What will we do if we do not work for the white man? How will we live”? I say, when you are free and independent you have a job! You have a tremendous task of doing something for self. You have the job of building a civilization for yourself as other free and independent people are doing for themselves.
4 As a people, we must become producers and not remain consumers and employees. We must be able to extract raw materials from the earth and manufacture them into something useful for ourselves. This would create jobs in production. We must remember that without land there is no production. The surplus of what we produce we would sell. This would help develop a field of commerce and trade as other free and independent people whose population is less than that of the 20 million so-called Negroes who are dependent in America.
5 We must begin at the cradle and teach our babies that they must do something for self. They must not be like we, their fathers, who look to the slave-maker’ and the slave-masters children for all. We must teach our children now with an enthusiasm exceeding that which our slave-masters used in having our forefathers embed the seed of dependency within us. We must stop the process of giving our brain power, labor and wealth to our slave-masters’ children. We must eliminate the master-slave relationship.
6 We must educate ourselves and our children into the rich power of knowledge which has elevated every people who have sought and used it. We must give the benefit of our knowledge to the elevation of our own people.
7 Presently in this country, in almost all of the major universities and colleges, there are thousands of young students from Africa and Asia. Yet, as young, primitive and backward as we say these countries of Africa and Asia might be, their students here are returning to their shores. Their intent and purpose is to give their people the benefit of their learning. All civilized people give the benefit of their knowledge, skill and wealth to their own people. Those who do not are called traitors, defectors, spies, tools and Toms.
8 Why should we spend 12 and 16 years seeking an education only to give the benefit of our knowledge back to the one we sought it from? It is time for us to wake up! Why should we work to give the meager earnings of our labor back to our slave-masters’ children? Why can’t we have our own? Why can’t we do for our own? Why can’t we learn to spend with and support our own? Why can’t we strive toward keeping our brain power, labor and wealth within and among and elevating our own?
9 We must have that which will make us want to do for ourselves as other people want and do for themselves. You ask, “How can this be done”? The so-called Negroes must be taught and given Islam. Why Islam? Islam, because it teaches first the knowledge of self. It gives us the knowledge of our own. Then and only then are we able to understand that which surrounds us. “Know thy self” is the doctrine Socrates espoused, and this is the base of the educational system in America. The religion of Islam makes the so-called Negroes think in terms of self and their own kind. Thus, this kind of thinking produces an industrious people who are self-independent. Islam is actually our religion by nature. Islam is the proper name of God. Islam is not a European-organized white man’s religion. It is the time for the so-called Negroes to help their own kind and be benefited by Islam.
By Damon James
As in any Game there are Rules that the game is played by, and there are Laws, which govern our very existence here on Earth. The Rules are put in Place by the Prevailing Society, and the Laws were established by a Higher Power, for us All to use, long before there were any Rules.
The game of Life is not unlike any other Game, in that for you to Win You must get into the Game, and be willing to play by the prevailing Rules. In the Game of life you will be required to have knowledge in your chosen field, or be willing to play at a lesser level until your level of knowledge has improved. To put your Knowledge to use, practice will be required. Like with anything in your life, where you have gained a level of Competence practice was required. The game of life is no exception to this basic rule. If you wish to gain the level of expertise that leads to Success, you are going to need Skills. Skills are gained by practicing the knowledge you have acquired to the point that very little thought is necessary to complete a Task, in the most efficient, and timely manner possible.
It is not possible to excel at the game of life without knowledge, and practice. If you wish to reach any level of success, you will need Skills. We as a society have somehow come to believe that in this age of technology and instant information, the basic rules of life no longer apply. This is far from the truth, the rules have been in place as long as there has been a society, and the laws have been in existence as long as there has been Consciousness. The Technology in place today, and the age of instant information has only begun mere moments ago, in the scheme of things.
To gain the knowledge one requires, all that need be done, is to be open to it, and a willingness to allow new information to enter your awareness. This is a simple process that seems to be very difficult for many to do. It involves opening up the mind to new ideas. For some this will be difficult to do because they have chosen to believe that it is hard. In this life experience we have choice, we choose to believe, what we believe. When you choose to believe something, anything is hard, it is going to be hard for you. When you choose to believe something is going to be easily grasped, the undertaking of the Task at hand will in fact be easily done. To be successful in the game of life, an unlocked open mind is a requirement.
In this Game of Life, you can Choose to decide Play the game on the social plane where the Playing field is most certainly unlevel to the benefit of those who have made the rules. The prevailing society will in no way ever attempt to make rules that take the advantage away from themselves. To succeed you must learn the rules, then play better then everyone playing here, even though the rules are in the Favor of only one group. To concentrate on the unlevel Playing field invokes a law, “What you Focus on Expands” you will find that your Progression will stop, and you will find your life is absorbed by unsuccessfully attempting to fix the unlevel Playing field. Your job here is to change your focus. When you change your focus you change your Life, and your progression can then continue.
You can however choose to decide to play the game of life on a field that is level, and based on laws that are constant, and were put in place to benefit all who are aware of them. These are Universal laws you probably already know exist, only were never made aware of how to use them to best serve you. These laws show no favoritism, and absolutely work for all who use them, and incorporate them into their Life. The best known universal Law, is the Law of Gravity, it works for everyone all of the time. Others include, the Law of Giving, the Law of Least Effort, the Law of Detachment, the Law of Attraction, and the Vacuum Law of Prosperity, to name only a few. These Laws and many more are already in place, and always remain ready for use 24/7 just like the Law of Gravity, they never turn off.
When you Play the game of life here on a higher plane, and not at the societal level, your chances of success are much Greater. Please know that you will still need Knowledge, Practice and Skills, you will also need to know the Laws, rather then the Rules, for when you Practice the Laws you automatically incorporate the Rules. This does not work the other way around. Know that you are considerably larger then you give yourself Credit for. You are significantly more Powerful then you know, and your happiness comes from within you, and you have always had complete control of it.
Learn Well these Laws, for they will Feed you, Clothe You, Protect You, Guide you, Direct you, they will Sustain your very Existence if you let them. You can have, Do, or Be anything you want. To learn more go to http://www.thesecretpays.com/cgi-bin/d.cgi/DamonJames/TSPXsite.html
Now that you’re aware..
Welcome To The Game.
Damon James
May All You Wish For, Be The Least You Receive.
Black United Success Thanks Mr. Damon James for his wisdom and insight. We hope to hear more from him soon!
]]>By Dr. Tunishai Ford
Most small business owners know their trade and profession, but where they fall short is
how they treat their clients and customers. Mind your Bizness will address many of the
areas that businesses fall short and the solutions to assisting them in keeping their
customers or clients happy and coming back, hopefully with a few friends.
In our first issue, I would like to address the importance of having a paper trail. In
addition, I will explain why verbal agreements and promises are not enough in the world
of business.
When two parties enter into a contractual agreement, both parties should be satisfied,
especially the one paying for the product or service. Written statements and copies, such
as proposals, letters of intent, promissory letters, and receipts give validity to the business
for all involved. These documents insure that both parties have an understanding and are
on one accord. If there is nothing written, the service provider can easily take advantage
of its client or customer or forget the agreement that was made by adding or taking away
from the original agreement, therefore causing their client or customer to become
frustrated and dissatisfied.
If someone is paying you for your service, he or she has a legal right to have everything
you are doing for him or her and/or promising him or her in writing. A verbal promise can
be gone with the wind, but a written statement or promise is legally and morally binding,
especially in a court of law. If you have a business, you should know this, and if you are
not doing this for your client or customer, shame on you. So, let’s face it, some of you
businesses need to step up to the plate. Do the right thing!
One of the things that I find to be quite annoying is calling a business and having someone
answer the phone that makes you wonder why they were employed by that company or
business in the first place. You can tell those who take pride in doing their jobs and those
who take the pride out of a job, especially when it comes to answering the phone and/or
relaying a message.
There are companies and small businesses that have been in existence for many years and
they are doing well financially, but their customer service stinks! Why, because the
company hires people who just want a job, but have little or no regard for the customers
or clients. Then the company will not take the time to teach their employees telephone
etiquette.
Actually, telephone etiquette should begin at home. But this form of proper social behavior
or any kind of behavior for that matter, may not have been taught in the home. Therefore,
when they are hired to answer phones and relay a message, they terribly drop the ball. It
is manners and common courtesy to return a phone call within twenty- four hours but
you cannot do that if you have not received the message.
What is a company to do you ask? I am glad you asked. Train, train, and train some
more. If you do not care how your company or business is viewed, then do nothing, and
watch as you slowly lose customers and clientele.
Maybe as a business owner, you do not think that this is important. However, the person
answering your phone is a reflection of your business. Remember that the first impression
is a lasting impression. Also, keep in mind how you would like to be treated if you were a
client or customer. It is those little foxes that spoil the whole vine. You want customers to
speak well of your business and if your employees do not make you look good, well, I
will let you figure it out. Everyone wants to feel like he or she is important when he or she
calls your business. It is your business to hire people that will reflect this importance to
your customers.
What makes a business a good business? What boasts the moral of the employees? How
does the boss get the employees to work for him or her and enjoy doing it? Well, let me
give you the answer to all three of these questions. Teamwork! When a company makes
their employees feel like they are part of a team, success is inevitable.
I recall years ago when I worked for the Detroit Public Schools, I worked with a great
group of people and I had a great boss who knew how to bring the best out of each of
her employees and rewarded us for our efforts. We had the responsibility of increasing
students’ grades, and test scores to prepare them for their GED tests. We worked
together as a team and exceeded the expectation of the entire region. We were
respectively given the name “The Dream Team.” We worked well together and where one
instructor may have lacked in skill and ability another instructor would assist with the task
to get it done. We had more graduates, scholarship recipients and increased test scores
that anyone in the region.
This task was achieved because we operated with the mindset that we were a team and
each of us were allowed to bring our individuality and unique skills and talents to the table
to achieve a common goal.
This should be the flavor of every business looking to succeed. If you are an employer,
make employees feel appreciated and respected and they will make you look good every
time; and if you are an employee and you want some longevity on your job, become a
team player. Find out what you can do to bring cohesiveness to your work place. It starts
with having a great attitude. Remember, you are not a ‘Solo Act’; you are part of a TEAM.
Remember the Gestalt theory which states, “The sum of the parts equal the whole.”
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; (Hebrews
10:24, KJV)
In today’s work place, we are so consumed with achieving promotions and getting a
larger paycheck. You may be saying to yourself, “What else is there?” I am glad you
asked.
JOB SATISFACTION! Most people I know do not enjoy their jobs and they dread even
getting out of bed, because all they have to look forward to is going to a job they hate.
Now this deep rooted hatred not only affects these people mentally but it also affects
them physically. Obesity, hypertension, and strokes often happen as a result of being
unhappy with jobs. Unfortunately, most people end up staying at these jobs because they
want a substantial pension, they have too much debt, they do not have enough education
to get anything better, and/or they just do not see themselves doing any better. I am sure
there are other reasons why people stay at jobs they hate, but for whatever reason, it is
not good enough to cost you your health, and possibly your life.
I left my job in November of 2002 because I knew there was nothing else there for me. I
was miserable, and I suffered with depression and developed problems with lower back
pain. Although I did not know exactly what was ahead for me, I knew it was no longer
happening at my job.
If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired of your job, and it is affecting your health
to the point you can literally feel yourself dying, LEAVE! Even if it means going out on a
temporary medical leave to collect your thoughts, explore your career options and above
all get some much needed rest.
If you are one of those people who are stuck because you can not find a better paying job
right now or you are up to your neck in debt, just tell yourself, “This is just a temporary
time and place for me and I am just passing through. This is not home.” If you confess
this and visualize yourself in your dream job or dream career, it will make this job
situation easier to bear. Now, if you have money put aside and/or you have benefits that
will allow you to take some time off, take time off and work on a game plan. Life is too
short to spend the first eight hours of your day doing something you hate doing, don’t you
agree?
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius
Dr. Tunishai Ford is an Author motivational speaker. Go to Dr. Ford’s Website www.drtford.com
Dr.Ford will be a guest writer on Black United Success News & Views.
Check with us often for more guest writers and comments on Black Business.
D.J. :
I do very Much like your Baseball Team Analogy, However If I am to believe that I have been Born into a Losing Team. I believe that I need to Change Both My Belief, and My Thinking that caused me to believe this.. This is done entirely by Me and is completely Controlled by Me. If I believe something then I am Controlled or Limited by my belief. If I believe something, Anything is Holding me back.. then It absolutely Is. You My Friend are on a Losing Team, because you believe you are.
In My estimation this is Completely Backwards. A Belief is merely something you believe, It does not have to be True or false, Good or bad, Right or wrong, it is merely something you believe, and has the unlimited Power you have given it to Hold you back. Take back your Power..You have the Ability to do this. If you have the ability to give away your Power, you also have the Ability to take it back, and Change Your Belief to one that better serves you. Remember A belief is merely something you believe. Few people know or are aware of the need to go through their respective belief systems and Change those that no longer serve them.
Beliefs are a very Important aspect of this Life adventure we are experiencing but belief in something that does not Serve you is Completely Counter Productive to any one’s Life, Particularly when a belief is so easily changed and that Change is completely controlled by us. To Change a belief, simply start believing some different that better serves you. When you do this your Life will automatically start to Improve, because you are no longer holding your self back Proving to yourself that the Change in beliefs was in fact Good for you, in time causing the Old Belief to fall away.
A Bit about the Harvard Professor.. This was Much to do about Nothing in My Estimation. Of course I m only hearing what the Press has to say, and when you own the news you are able to bend it any way you want. It sounded to me like the Police received a Report of a break in at the Professors Address. There was never a mention in the 911 call of a Black person, there was however in Passing, a mention of a Hispanic Person.
When the Police arrived of course in a defensive Mode, expecting to find 2 Criminals, they found the Professor and his Hispanic Friend inside the House. The Professor I am sure concerned as anyone would be, about the Police barging into his House, Chose a Defensive mode, rather then standing down to a person who was in authority regardless of his Race. In My View it’s the Professor that caused that particular scene to escalate. If the Professor had not taken a Defensive Posture, and worked harder to simply resolve a Horrible Mistake. It would have never made the news. If the Professor had never brought race into the Issue, It would have never made the News. If the Professor had not Known Personally Obama, It would not have Made the news.
Please believe me when I say that I could very well Be completely wrong about this entire Professor thing. I am In the Far West, Phoenix AZ and can safely say that the News is not what it should be, there is more left out to satisfy any Particular agenda that is being pushed forward, then is reported. It was Thomas Jefferson that believed it was the Presses duty to shape the thinking of the Country. So This has been going on a very Long time, and I am sure will continue. The only people that actually know for sure what went on there are the People that were there.. Nothing else can be Believed, with certainty.
I have another thought about Baseball. Although a Team Sport, when broken down to the absolute basics, is actually a game of Individual effort. When every one’s individual effort excels that Team Wins. Let me explain it this way.. Baseball is a game of Individual Plays, The Pitcher Plays catch with the catcher, who suggests which type of Pitch to Throw any particular Batter. If the Pitcher Excels he throws All Strikes which no batter is able to Hit, and No wild Pitches. . If the catcher Excels, nothing gets by him, and he frustrates the batters so that they Strike out.
Both Individual Effort but both playing together. Now it is even More scattered..
Should the Pitcher and Catcher be Moderately unsuccessful, A Batter Hits the Ball, say to the Short Stop. He makes an outstanding individual effort and Catches the Ball, and throws the ball to the First Baseman. He also makes an individual effort of his own, Stretches and Catches the Short Stops Throw in time to get the Batter out.
Here is my Point.. Should the Short Stop, Misses the Ball, He is said to have made the Error, not the Team. The Team is there for Damage control, for when someones Individual effort in not up to Par in a given situation. Baseball itself is a Game of many Individual efforts. The Team who Wins is the one who best controls the Damage of the Individuals.
In this Life Adventure we are experiencing, we All have Choice. The Reason you are where you are in your Life, is because of your Thinking, your Choices because of that Thinking, the decisions you made as a result of the Choices you have made, and the Action you have chosen to take, because of the decisions you have made. Everything you have done, you chose to do, therefore you are where you are in your Life. Not that you are exactly where you want to be but you as an Individual are not as you say. Mired in Poverty and Hopelessness. You have chosen to act, therefore rising above the Poverty and Hopelessness. Far to many Of not only Black People but People in General have Chosen not to Choose. The Reasons are many and varied.
Mostly It’s Peoples own firmly held Beliefs, that are holding them Back. The Only one who can Change those beliefs are themselves, who’s Mind is Closed and Locked, making the situation they are in Totally under their own Control. They and only they are the only ones that have the ability to Open their Minds and change their own situation One of the very few things that are able to open a Closed Locked Mind is necessity. I like you, do believe in giving back. Knowledge and Wisdom is meant to be Freely shared to All who will listen. Those who will not listen are Mired in Poverty and Hopelessness, and can only be helped when they are ready and not before. They can not hear your message, because they won’t not because they Can’t. You see They too have Choice, and they have Chosen not to Choose. You, I or no Outside Source have any Power over their Power to Choose something different then they have chosen. It must come from Within Them.
We All have Divine Intelligence within us, but must be allowed into our awareness, to effect a change. This again is controlled by us..
My Response:
You actually proved my point. I agree that it is the mindset of people that keeps them down. However most of our people are not exposed to great thinkers like yourself. We are constantly bombarded with negative images & messages about ourselves.And the positive voices are rarely heard.
Due to the fact that we don’t control the media and sometimes the negative people in our community have the loudest voice. The condition that our people are in is a FACT not a mere BELIEF. We as a people are in a sad state of condition and as I said before that as long as most of us are in that condition we all are still losing.
Yes we must change the way we think in order to change our condition but we must be exposed to the right things. Faith & belief comes from hearing; what you hear from outside sources & what you tell yourself determine what you believe in.
When a human child is born the only thing that he or she knows is the fear of falling & the fear of loud noises. Everything else must be taught to the child. Our children are being taught the wrong things. Someone in your life had to guide you and give you the wisdom and knowledge that you have. The fact is that service to others lest fortunate than ourselves is the most important factor in life’s adventure. We must start at home we must take care of our own team.
Back to baseball I agree that baseball is a sport of individual effort as every other team sport is.It is the collection of individual effort that makes the entire team successful . On any team we have the star players & we have the role players. However if the star players are only concern with their individual accomplishments the entire team loses including the star player. But when the star players understand that it is about the team & not just about himself they all become more successful.
Our people as a team is full of star players however our role players are lacking. Our star players must take an active role in making the role players better thus making the entire team better. www.blackunitedsuccess.com
]]>According to statistics provided by The National Black Business Trade Association African Americans have over $750 Billion dollars of spendable income.If African Americans were an independent Nation & had our own land & country ( which I think we should & will someday) that would make our economy the ninth largest in the world. We have several Black Millionaires . Oprah Winfrey, Russel Simmons, Jay Z & countless others. We have hundreds of Black executives in key positions at Fortune 500 companies. African Americans has the world imitating our style and swagger through our music & clothing. We even have a Black President. I guess you can say with all of this and $750 Billion dollars in income we must be doing great .We are living the dream Right ! Wrong!!!
Here is the real truth: In America 10% or 1 out of every ten people live in poverty. In Black America 25% or 1 out of every 4 people live in poverty; most in extreme poverty. In cities like Detroit, Pre-Katrina New Orleans , Baltimore, Washington DC and Rural Southern Towns:Where African Americans are more than 50% of the population the poverty rate among Blacks is much higher. African Americans are only 12 to 15 % of the population of the United States yet Blacks are 51% of the prisoners in the federal & state prison systems.
How could we have accomplished so much yet have so little? The problem is Income Is Not Wealth! Let me say it again Income Is Not Wealth!
You might say what do you mean? What is the difference? I will put to you in simple terms: Wealth is what is owned. Income is what is earned. Wealth is a collection of assets. Income is what you get in exchange for your labor. Income can help you attain assets. Assets are what creates wealth.
As we know African Americans have over $75o billion in income making us the ninth largest economy in the world. However our true wealth or collection of assets makes us the poorest nation is the world. We own very little yet we consume everything? Who produced the car that you drive? Was it a Black person or some other person? Who grew the food that you eat & must have to sustain life was it you & your kind or some other person? Even this computer I am typing on ;It may be black but a black person did not manufacture it.
Dr. Claud Anderson (Renowned Expert) teaches that in 1864 on the eve of the Civil War there were only 200,000 free Black people in America the rest of us over 5 million were still enslaved. Out of those 200.000 Black people who were free they attained 1/2 of 1 % of Americas wealth. WEALTH not income Here we are in 2009 all of us free and 150 years later and yet we still only own 1/2 of 1 % of America’s wealth. That means that for every dollar America owns Black America only owns 1/2 of a penny.Not even a whole penny 1/2 of 1 red cent. Dr. Claud Anderson also states that there are two white men in America that are more wealthy by themselves than ALL of African Americans combined. Bill Gates & Ralph Ellison. That’s just two examples we can list thousands of white Americans who are more wealthy than us.
Some may say money isn’t everything, I don’t need to be wealthy to be happy. I am educated and I have a great job.Some even say that money is the root of all evil. I say that you are wrong! Let’s get it right ! The LOVE of money is not the root of all evil in our community! It is the Lack of money that is the root of all evil and the foundation of our problems.Lack of money causes us to have inferior education. The lack of money cause some of our people to turn to crime as a means to support themselves and family. The lack of of money causes our relationships to fail and is destroying our families.
We have had many laws passed and so many of our people have shed their blood& some have even given there life. We have black politicians . Black Preachers with Mega Churches. Yet True wealth, freedom,justice and equality has eluded us. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad had it right whether you agree with him or not . He had it right He said” That you cannot legislate freedom justice & equality. We can only achieve that through unity & supporting our own.”
We must create & build strong Black Businesses in order to attain wealth. We must support existing Black Businesses in our community. Black business owners must take an active role in improving their business by getting the proper training & resources needed to run a successful business. We must network with each other and exchange ideas and invest in each others businesses.We must stop teaching our children to get an education to get a job. We must teach them to get an education to be an entrepreneur to help employ our people.TO BE CONTINUED www.blackunitedsuccess.com
]]>In this post I will detail a conversation that I had with a person who is a successful businessman & whom I respect very much. Are Buy Black Campaigns Racist Part2
Here is the response from my friend after receiving a message from me about the Black Business Builders Club & it’s programs:
DJ:“I like what you are attempting to do. However I am wondering if your cause would be More effective if done as an Individual. Case In Point.. Oprah, Collin Powell, and Condalisa Rice. They have done much to help the Black Society in General, Individually. Both General Powell, and Ms Rice were pretty much shunned by both our Liberal Press and much of the Black Society itself.Yet Still were they not Shinning Stars, who were in Fact Black, embraced their Blackness, and have given much back to the Black Society as a whole.. I would consider Myself to be conservative in Nature. I believe that we All follow our own Path, and are steered down that Path by our Openness to new Things, and our experiences because of that Openness. I don’t believe in any form of Limitation, we as A Black Society have suffered that, and have now come out of the other side. Self Segregation had it’s time, and it’s Purpose was served. I do not wish to be a Part of anything that everyone can not be a part of.Please know that I am a Strong believer in something called “Pay It Forward” even though it was conceived by a White Kid, there is nothing that says I can not Choose whom I help As an Individual. I can Help substantially 3 People at a time. When each one of them helps 3, and each one of them Helps 3, and so it Goes.. Have you not done something substantial for both a single Person, and the Community as an Individual. It is My belief that the Individuals are the Key to Turning around Blacks, as a Society.The Thinking must Change, if Blacks are to Change as a Society. It’s my View that that is done one mind at a time. Much of what you have said in your Profile has Merit.If Blacks wish other Blacks to do Business with them, then the Goods and services must be as good or better then those offered elsewhere. I like everyone else want the most for every Dollar spent. I will give All of My Business to anyone who makes me Feel Special, I don’t care who they are.. Black Business People should keep this simple fact in their awareness.Well I must go now.. It has been a Pleasure speaking with you. I would like to know your thoughts on some of the Issues I have raised.”
My response:
Hi, I understand & appreciate your views on the matter.
We cannot solve our economic & social problems as individuals. However that does not take away the value of independent achievement. I want to paraphrase a quote from one of my favorite movies . The Untouchables: Al Capone is having a meeting with his fellow gangsters and he talks about baseball. ” When you are at bat it is time for individual achievement.However when you are in the outfield we have to work together as a team. If your team loses your achievement counts for nothing.” Excuse my paraphrase of the quote but you understand the point. If we like it or not by birth all Black people are on the same team! If the team is failing then we all are failing. President Obama Dr. Rice, Gen. Powell , Oprah are my heroes and there achievements should be celebrated in our communities & give hope to our youth! However they still play for a losing team. Just look at how they treated the Harvard professor. No matter what we accomplish as individuals in the eyes of the world we are still the bottom of the barrel. As long as most of our people are mired in poverty and hopelessness then we can never truly enjoy our individual accomplishments .I have been in business for many years and have enjoyed the fruits of my labor,However there was always something missing. I needed to give back, I needed to catch one for the team!That’s why I am so excited about the BBBC & it’s programs. Our economic unity & collective consciousness is what is needed to solve this problem.
With that in mind I want to say that I am for the prosperity of all human beings & the BBBC membership is open to all people. However we must take care of home first. If you are great swimmer and you see two people drowning & one them is a member of your family. Who are you going to save first? After your family member is safe on the beach then & only then will you attempt to save the others. It’s only human nature to take care of your own first. Our people are drowning & we need great swimmers like yourself to help get them out of the water.
I have to agree with you that some of our Black business owners have an inferior mindset when it comes to business. I call it the “Open Late & Close Early Syndrome ”
That is one of the missions of the BBBC is to properly train business owners to build stronger businesses in our community. The BBBC is not just a wealth building club it is about truly empowering our people to become self sufficient leaders not just in our community but in the world. It is about changing the attitudes & dispelling the myths. www.blackunitedsuccess.com TO BE CONTINUED
In order for our people to be successful & rise from poverty & despair the Black woman must take the lead. I know a lot of the men will be mad at me for saying that. However Black women are at the head of most of our households & are making the financial decisions in most families. So they are the ones in the best position now to help solve our problems. Listen Brothers we must step up and take our place as the head & sisters will be more than happy to support & be there for us until then let’s support & be there for them.We will talk more on that in a later subject.
Black women must look to become entrepreneurs & business owners & not always give away your natural Divine Skill & Ingenuity . No one is more resourceful & creative than the Black woman. Think about how Momma & Nanna made beautiful things for us out of virtually nothing. How delicious meals were prepared with no food. There are thousands of ideas & inventions that came from the mind of the Black woman that corporate America is making Billions on. It’s time for the Black woman to cash in on her own ideas and take the cash to better the lives of herself & family.
What’s stopping you? What’s your excuse? You know you always wanted to to . You might say I don’t know where to start! I don’t have proper business training! I don’t have any money! I have a family! I have a career! I just don’t have the time! ETC…
What if I told you that I have the solution to all of your so-called excuses! A dynamic organization dedicated to building wealth & making stronger businesses in our community. It’s called the Black Business Builders Club this organization is the most complete wealth building program available period. It offers extensive entrepreneurial training to all of it’s members.Whether you are looking to start a business, are a current business owner looking to increase profits the BBBC is the place for you.
Network With Other Successful People
The Black Business Builders Club Is full of members who are experts in just about every field of business & are more than willing to help you in your venture. As the saying goes” It’s Not What You Know. It’s Who You Know!”There is strength in numbers. So, if our businesses are going to survive and grow, we are going to have to work at better organizing ourselves & support each other.Just like every other”self-interest” group in America has had to learn to organize themselves. No one is going to do it for us. We must network & help each other to be successful. This is what the BBBC is all about .It’s gives you the flexibility to work part time & still be successful. The extensive entrepreneurial training gives you the knowledge and understanding on how to create and run a successful business. This program will also teach current business owners how to increase their profits. Provide an additional source of income.And save you money on everyday products & services with our shopping discount benefit.
Sister’s with this program there are no excuses. Go to to our website www.blackunitedsuccess.com check it out . give me your honest opinion & let me know what you think. Embrace your legacy become a business owner today!
]]>These an many other slogans are used in the African American Community to promote African American owned businesses. But are these slogans racist? Should you support your own race before others? Is the African American experience different from other ethnic minority groups?
Let me start with some data from the National Black Business Trade Association.
Fact: African Americans have over $700 Billion dollars in spendable income.
Fact: African Americans only spend 6-7% of that $700 Billion with Black owned businesses.That means 93-94% is spent outside of there own community.
Fact: Other ethnic groups spend with themselves 3-6 times before their dollar leaves there community.
Fact: African Americans are at least 12 % of the U.S.population,But only account for 2% of all business receipts.
I have a an online friend who agrees with our cause(supporting Black Businesses), However some what disagrees with the methods of supporting one group over another. Here is some of what my friend had to say:
I feel honored that you want to include me (and/or my beliefs) in tomorrow’s message from you. I did a speech in college regarding segregation and discrimination in which I tried to point out that these characteristics apply to ALL people, all over the world – not just in the US. I studied Literature in college and I discovered that war after war after war was initiated by small minded yet powerful people, yet took sooo many lives of individuals who were willing to fight for their “cause.”
I asked my audience (mostly white) to really think about their own personal views. I asked them if they would be afraid if a black man came walking down their street toward them, or following them, or just their presence in general. I challenged the black people in my audience to really think about their own prejudices against white, American Indian, Hispanic, Oriental, French, Irish, German, Iranians, Iraqies, etc. The concept of discrimination and segregation goes both ways. Does a Black (Hispanic, etc) person feel and think of their inferiority as justified. MLK did “have a dream” which was one of peace and prosperity for all. We are now a product of his words, yet our endeavor of equality has not, to this day, been truly achieved…35 years later.
We have all been raised by parents of a very different generation, a generation who supposedly finally accepted desegregation an equality, offered to people of all “races, creeds, colors, sexual orientation, etc.” – simply the same dignity and respect that they themselves demand.
I feel so sad and angry that our own people (Blacks, Whites, Chicano, Puerto Rican, etc.) cannot just accept all people for who they are as individuals. God made us all, and no one that I know of on this entire earth can change who our parents are, or from which country or ethnicity’s that we were brought into this world.
I agree with my friend on most things, However my friend missed the point of the whole matter. As African Americans our experience is unique from any other group of people in the world. We brought over to the Western Hemisphere as slaves stripped of our culture & identity. Self hatred was breed into us. No other group in the history of the world have suffered & endured the the things that we have. You might say that was years ago; Yes but we are still feeling the effects today. Even Israel under the bondage of Pharaoh was allowed to keep there culture. An today they are an independent nation & It would be an insult to a Jewish person to tell them to spend their money with someone else before spending with their own people. And they are right.
The Civil Rights Movement made a lot of progress & today we have an African American President. However it did not truly address the condition of our people. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was working on a campaign to end poverty in America at the time of his death. He wanted to end poverty for all people. However his own people were in the worst shape.
“Economic Unity Is The Key To Our Success!” Economic Power gives us Political Power . Political Power gives us the Governmental Power to solve the many problems that plague our community!
We should spend with our own first to uplift our community. If you spend with the Black Business owner he or she will be able to re-invest in his or her community . This will help to level the playing field . Then & only then are we able to help & support other people. If you come home from work & your whole block is on fire ; By nature you will run to your house first to save your family first and only after they are safe will you attempt to save your neighbors. Think About It! To Be Continued….. http://www.blackunitedsuccess.com
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