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How America Made Niggas!!! (Part I of Four: Ignorance and Dependence)

Our Community
Written by Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
Anthony Samad Nigger pathology is something America, black and white (and now Brown and Yellow), has yet to overcome. “We Shall Overcome” was the mantra of the 20th Century Civil Rights, and we have overcome a few things (not many). But one thing we, fo’ sho’, have not overcome is this Nigger pathology. Read More Add Comment (0) Hits: 476

Inside Secrets for Black Business Development

Black Business Advice
Written by Lawrence Spearman
Wednesday, 31 May 2006
Lawrence Spearman It's important for Black businesses to be involved with Business Development Networking. This is true because just like the hand makes a more powerful slap than any individual finger, bonded together Black businesses are more competitive than any of them individually. Read More Add Comment (1) Hits: 440

Business Results...Working effectively at home

Black Business Advice
Written by Franne McNeal
Thursday, 25 May 2006
Franne McNeal Having a home office can be a great way to save money, keep your costs down and provide better service to your clients. No more corporate America office or cubicle? Are you working out of your home and car in an effort to manage costs and run your business? Do you have the home computer, phone, fax and printer, but you still don’t feel like are really in business since your office is in your home? Read More Add Comment (0) Hits: 354

Backwards Thinking on Black Economic Development

Political
Written by Glen Ford
Wednesday, 24 May 2006
There exists in the African American political conversation a great disconnect on the subject of “economic development.” Among some Black political tendencies, the term “economic development” is thought to be synonymous with individual entrepreneurship. That’s a very narrow definition of economic development, one that reduces most Blacks to the role of mere potential customers, who are expected to support individual Black businesspeople as if the survival of the Race depended on it. Read More Add Comment (0) Hits: 516