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MUHAMMAD ALI
by editor|17 June 2020|CULTURE, Uncategorized
I care about the opinions of athletes during these times. I recently listened to Muhammed Ali talk about the psychological impact of racism during his time. How many young Black people had to fight psychological warfare just because they were...
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HASAN MINHAJ
by editor|17 June 2020|CULTURE, Uncategorized
This is the first time my life that non-Black people seem to be as outraged by what’s happening to us as we are. Not until majority fight with us will things change. @hasanminhaj has one of the best responses and views...
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TUPAC
by editor|16 June 2020|CULTURE, Uncategorized
"We ASKED 10 years ago. We was ASKING with the Panthers, we was ASKING with the Civil Rights Movement. Now, those people that were ASKING are now all dead and in jail. So now, what do you think we’re gonna...
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COMMUNITY ACTIVISM: HOW TO HELP
by editor|16 June 2020|COMMUNITY, Uncategorized
It’s okay to check up on each other and ask how we can help during these tough times. My partners at @mvp.vc & non-Black friends have been checking on me. At the end of this email I’ll outline ways non-Black...
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PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
by editor|16 June 2020|COMMUNITY, Uncategorized
We organized a Prison Entrepreneurship Training with #DefyVentures, Black tech founders, investors, social workers and entrepreneurs in Cali. They lined us up across from the inmates and told us to step forward if any of these applied to us: 1) Have...
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POLICE BRUTALITY: MY STORY
by editor|16 June 2020|COMMUNITY, Uncategorized
I was arrested when I was 12 years old while arguing with a kid on the playground of Ryder Elementary School on 87th and Wallace in Chicago. The cops pulled up, put me in cuffs with my bookbag and put...
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GOLD’S GYM
by editor|02 June 2020|CAPITAL, Uncategorized
Man I really miss hitting the gym now, especially with all this stress of everything going on in the world. One of the most popular gyms, Gold’s Gym, filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for all of the gym...
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NEIMAN MARCUS
by editor|28 May 2020|Uncategorized
Neiman Marcus recently filed for bankruptcy, but Covid-19 wasn’t the sole reason so much as the accelerant. What killed Neiman? Here are a few points, hopefully this helps all the people who are interested in buying stocks when they dip...
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DIVIDENDS VS CAPITAL GAINS
by editor|26 May 2020|CAPITAL, Uncategorized
We discussed this in detail on my #KemetInstitute call about investing 101. Thanks to everyone for joining! We had 200 people on the call and over 50 who couldn’t get access because of capacity. So let’s break this important point...
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ACQUIRING SMALL BUSINESS
by editor|26 May 2020|CAPITAL, Uncategorized
Hey folks, there are a lot of good businesses for sale out there from people retiring, looking to move, or relocate. Real estate is great, tech is amazing, stocks and bonds are necessary, but you can also create passive income...
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