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Why We Should Be Grateful for Our “Haters”

Critics can't hurt you unless you let them. But people cosigning on everything you do can kill you

For some people, the thought of having haters is as fascinating as wondering about life…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: February 2, 2011 Tags: building relationships, business relationships, career advice, Constructive criticism, criticism, David & Goliath, Facebook, George Foreman, haters, Joe Frazier, leadership, Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Patrick Ewing, self improvement, self-confidence, self-determination, self-motivation, Serena Williams, success, Twitter, Venus Williams, winning

Backtalk with Kirk Franklin

Grammy Award-winning gospel artist talks about life lessons and his new book

When Kirk Franklin assembled a 17-member vocal ensemble of neighborhood friends and associates he dubbed…

By Shenelle Wallace

Posted: June 15, 2010 Tags: contemporary gospel, Gospel, gospel artists, Kirk Franklin, self-determination

Breaking Bad

3 steps to rid yourself of negative habits

Bad habits are tough to shake. Left unchecked, these repetitive actions can hinder professional advancement…

By Renita Burns

Posted: June 15, 2010 Tags: bad habits, behavior management, Motivation, self-determination, self-help, self-motivation

Are Black Folks ‘Scrubs?’

Although we've made great progress, we're still "sitting on the passenger side" of American wealth

I’m talking about the scrub described in TLC’s lyrics: “Sitting on the passenger side of…

By Eric D. Grant

Posted: April 4, 2010 Tags: black wealth, Charles Ogletree, economic empowerment, Empowerment Experiment, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth disparities, wealth gap, wealth-building

Why I Hate The Hookup

Want to support black entrepreneurs? Stop hitting them up for freebies

One of the biggest drags on black economic empowerment is the “hookup”: black people expecting…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: December 3, 2009 Tags: black business, black consumers, buying black, consumer issues, economic empowerment, self-determination, Small Business, wealth-building

I’m Not Rosa Parks. He’s Not Dr. King.

But they are The Empowerment Experiment

Dr. King tells me that even though he and Rosa Parks and all the other…

By Maggie Anderson

Posted: October 6, 2009 Tags: buying black, consumer issues, economic empowerment, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth-building

My Powerful Life As Mrs. Buy-Black America

Thanks to the Empowerment Experiment, we've met some extraordinary entrepreneurs

When we created The Empowerment Experiment, we knew things would be different. We knew…

By Maggie Anderson

Posted: September 9, 2009 Tags: buying black, consumer issues, economic empowerment, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth-building

Our Choice: To Empower

Can a middle-class, professional, suburban black couple lead a Black Power movement?

My family made a choice, publicly, to spend as much money as possible with Black…

By Maggie Anderson

Posted: August 24, 2009 Tags: buying black, consumer issues, economic empowerment, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth-building

Establishing A Legacy of Wealth: Part 4

We must take control of our destinies

When all is said and done, we have the ability to take control of our…

By Ryan Mack

Posted: July 30, 2009 Tags: economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth-building

Establishing A Legacy of Wealth: Part 3

We must take stock of how we spend

Many African Americans are more concerned with what we are wearing, what we are driving…

By Ryan Mack

Posted: July 29, 2009 Tags: economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, self-determination, wealth-building