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Andersons Complete Year of ‘Buying Black’
The Empowerment Experiment's Anderson family discuss the successes that kept them empowered, the struggles that challenged them, and why they won’t be continuing the experiment.... (Continue reading)
Why I Hate The Hook-Up
Written on 3 Dec, 2009 at 18:19 in Blogs | viewed 4,451 times | 56 Comments
One of the biggest drags on black economic empowerment is the "hook-up": black people expecting other black people to provide them with free goods and services just because they're black. We need to stop it. Today. NOW.... (Continue reading)
I’m Not Rosa Parks. He’s Not Dr. King.
Written on 6 Oct, 2009 at 15:05 in Blogs | viewed 407 times | 2 Comments
Dr. King tells me that even though he and Rosa Parks and all the other heroes did so much, I don’t have the luxury of giving up, or giving in. I no longer have the right to live... (Continue reading)
My Powerful Life As Mrs. Buy-Black America
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 15:28 in Blogs | viewed 1,043 times | 3 Comments
When we created The Empowerment Experiment, we knew things would be different. We knew we were going to miss certain businesses, services and products that we had grown so accustomed to using. What we could not predict or... (Continue reading)
Our Choice: To Empower
Written on 24 Aug, 2009 at 17:11 in Blogs | viewed 1,490 times | 4 Comments
My family made a choice, publicly, to spend as much money as possible with Black business owners and professionals. We made this decision and make this sacrifice because we believe Black people have too much talent and spend too... (Continue reading)
Banking on Our Own
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 13:00 in Blogs | viewed 1,951 times | 15 Comments
It’s expensive to be black in America. Recent studies and lawsuits prove we are overcharged for virtually everything. We are charged more for insurance, loans and mortgages than most of our racial counterparts with similar income, employment and credit backgrounds.... (Continue reading)
Establishing A Legacy of Wealth: Part 4
Written on 30 Jul, 2009 at 18:36 in Blogs | viewed 2,276 times | 4 Comments
When all is said and done, we have the ability to take control of our own destinies. Yes, there has been oppression, but we have the capability to do for ourselves and achieve success.... (Continue reading)
My Beef With Black Business
Written on 30 Jul, 2009 at 11:40 in Blogs | viewed 2,587 times | 23 Comments
Our businesses leave BE and other black media hanging. When Forbes, Business Week or The Wall Street Journal overlooks our contributions, we can depend on BE to showcase them. This magazine also teaches us how economic trends affect our community.... (Continue reading)
Establishing A Legacy of Wealth: Part 3
Many African Americans are more concerned with what we are wearing, what we are driving and where we are eating, than what we are leaving behind for our children. Why are some of us more concerned with material wealth... (Continue reading)
Establishing A Legacy of Wealth: Part 2
Written on 28 Jul, 2009 at 11:00 in Blogs | viewed 1,605 times | 5 Comments
Yes, we have been oppressed, but we can do much more to help ourselves. Why is it that 93% of our income is spent outside the community? ... (Continue reading)
